How to do a dumbbell woodchop

obliques, core, shoulders

Muscles worked
obliques, core, shoulders
Where
At the gym
Equipment
  • Dumbbells

How to do it

  1. Hold one dumbbell with both hands above one shoulder, feet wider than your hips.
  2. Chop it diagonally down across your body toward the opposite knee, pivoting your back foot.
  3. Return along the same line with control. Finish all reps, then switch sides.

Do both sides.

Common mistake

Moving only the arms and rounding the back.

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