Standing Cable Wood Chop
A beginner compound strength exercise that works the abs, using a cable machine.
Starting position
End position
How to Do Standing Cable Wood Chop
- Connect a standard handle to a tower, and move the cable to the highest pulley position.
- With your side to the cable, grab the handle with one hand and step away from the tower. You should be approximately arm's length away from the pulley, with the tension of the weight on the cable. Your outstretched arm should be aligned with the cable.
- With your feet positioned shoulder width apart, reach upward with your other hand and grab the handle with both hands. Your arms should still be fully extended.
- In one motion, pull the handle down and across your body to your front knee while rotating your torso.
- Keep your back and arms straight and core tight while you pivot your back foot and bend your knees to get a full range of motion.
- Maintain your stance and straight arms. Return to the neutral position in a slow and controlled manner.
- Repeat to failure.
- Then, reposition and repeat the same series of movements on the opposite side.
Muscles Worked
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Frequently Asked Questions
What muscles do standing cable wood chop work?
Standing Cable Wood Chop primarily works the abs. The shoulders assist as secondary muscles.
What equipment do I need for standing cable wood chop?
Standing Cable Wood Chop uses cable machine.
Standing Cable Wood Chop: is it suitable for beginners?
Yes. Standing Cable Wood Chop is rated beginner. Movements you can learn in a session, with a low skill floor and a forgiving failure mode.
What can I do instead of standing cable wood chop?
Standing Cable Lift, Bosu Ball Cable Crunch With Side Bends, Cable Crunch train the same primary muscles and are listed with 7 more alternatives above.
Can Fitnit count my standing cable wood chop reps automatically?
Not automatically yet. Fitnit's AI rep counting covers push-ups, squats, dumbbell curls, crunches and pull-ups today; standing cable wood chop can be logged manually in the app, and tracked movements are added over time.
Photographs and step-by-step instructions from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. Muscle mapping and alternatives by Fitnit.
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