Muscles Target: Shoulders, abs, obliques, glutes, quads, back, hamstrings, and abductors.
Level: Intermediate
Benefits of Wood Chop
- The woodchop helps to develop your overall core muscle that helps to improve better posture.
- The exercise helps to strengthen your lower body and upper body and improve your balance and endurance.
- It is also the best to exercise for improving your spine flexibility.
How to do Wood Chop?
- Grab a medicine ball or dumbbell and make a squat position by bending your knees.
- Now hold the ball-like palms are parallel to each other and rotate your torso to the right of the body.
- Stand up and twist the torso to the left and swing the ball up across your body in a controlled motion or extending arms.
- Rotate your right toe as you go, bringing the dumbbell to end over your left shoulder.
- Return to the starting position, do the maximum reps you can do, then repeat on the other side.
Tips
- Engage your core muscles, when you are ready to start.
- Plant your feet and knees in the same direction.
- Maintain your arms straight and breath out when you twist your torso.
- Do 3 sets of 12 reps on each side.
More Workout.
Shoulder
Top 10 Best Shoulder Exercises.
Your shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint that allows you to perform a wide range of movements. You u…
Health
4 Types of Bad Posture: How To Correct Bad Posture.
What is Posture? In a simple term, “posture” refers to a body position: how to hold your…
Arthritis
Top 6 Best Hand Massagers for Arthritis in 2022.
Massage therapy may help with relaxation and pain relief. As an alternative to visiting a massage th…
Health
The Best Pregnancy-Safe Exercises at Home and the Gym.
When you’re pregnant, you have lots of questions, about what to do, what activity should avoid…
Health
What Is Lordosis?
A normal spine curves a little in your neck, upper back, and lower back. These curves, which create …
POST REPLY