LiftsmithCable woodchop
A isolation exercise for the obliques, with help from the abs, front delts. Equipment: cable machine.
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WorksObliquesAbsFront delts
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How to do it
- Setup: Pulley high to one side, both hands on the handle.
- Pull down across to the opposite hip
- Pivot the back foot
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