Low-to-High Cable Wood Chopper

The low-to-high version of the wood chopper; an ascending diagonal rotation for the obliques.

• Isolation
• Cable
• Intermediate

How to do it

• Low pulley, pull diagonally upwards
• Rotate from your trunk, not just your arms
• Control the descent

Sets, reps and tempo

Ranges: 8–15 reps or 20–45 s under tension · 1–2 RIR

Tempo: Slow, controlled movement; no momentum and no bouncing

Common mistakes

• Using excessive momentum
• Rotating your lower back

Muscles worked

Primary

• Core / abs

Secondary

• Shoulders

Alternatives

• Cable Wood Chopper
• Pallof Press (anti-rotation)