Woodchop

Woodchops are a total body workout with an enfaces on your core. The twist as you hold the dumbbell really works those abs and oblique muscles.

Woodchop Modifications:

Base on Fitness Level

• Beginner: Body weight
• Intermediate & Expert: Using the heaviest weight possible without compromising form

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1. Stand with your feet slightly wider than shoulder-width apart and turned out slightly.
2. Push your hips back until your thighs are parallel to the floor, keeping your back straight.
3. Hold one dumbbell with both hands, next to the outside of your right calf, with your torso twisted slightly to the right side.
4. Now twist your torso up and to the left, lifting the weight up and across your body with straight arms.
5. As you twist to the left stand up and raise the dumbbell over your left shoulder with straight arms, facing the dumbbell. You should be using your core muscles to control this movement.
6. Return to the starting position, reversing the twist and bringing the weight down as if chopping wood.

That is one rep. Complete all reps on this side, then switch and complete all reps on the other side