Video: How to do the Woodchopper Exercise

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How to properly do the woodchopper exercise in this free exercise video.

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Right now I am going to show you how to execute a wood chopper or a torso twist using the cable station. What you want to do, once again you are using the pulleys to make sure the mechanism is locked and in place and you're using a comfortable weight. To do this exercise you want to step out a little further than center. Again, it's a weight bearing exercise so your feet are planted firmly on the floor they are square pointed perfectly straight. There is a slight bend in my knees and my back is straight. What you want to do with this exercise is lock your elbows out, you just want to turn at the midsection, focus on using the muscles in your abdominals and your oblique's to make the movement. Another important function of this exercise is to pivot that back foot. So coming from the left I'm going to pivot my left foot so I don't torque my knee. So my knee doesn't involuntarily rotate and I don't injure myself. Again, shoulders are back, abs are stabilized. What you don't want to do is lead with your shoulders, that's called a slice. Ask any golfer when he slices the ball he leads with his shoulders. What you want to do is keep those shoulders square and back straight, lead with your abdominals. Do a couple on the other side to balance that out. And that's your wood chopper.

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How to do the Woodchopper Exercise

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