How to Do High to Low Wood Chop with Band: Muscles Worked & Proper Form

Muscles Worked in High to Low Wood Chops

Primary muscles worked:

• Obliques

Secondary muscles worked:

• Abs

How to Do High to Low Wood Chops

1. Fasten an elastic band high up. Grip the band with both hands, step away, and stand sideways to the band’s anchor point.
2. With almost straight arms, make a sweeping, chopping-like movement diagonally downward.
3. Return to the starting position in a controlled manner.

Commentary

Wood chop from high to low is a good exercise for your oblique abdominal muscles, as it combines its rotating and flexing actions on the torso.