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Ball woodchop

A isolation exercise for the obliques and abs, with help from the glutes, front delts. Equipment: medicine ball.

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WorksObliquesAbsGlutesFront delts

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Hold a ball high over one shoulder, feet wide.
  2. Chop it down across your body to the opposite hip
  3. Pivot the back foot and return

Muscles worked

Ball woodchop: 3D figure mid-rep with the obliques and abs highlighted

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