Core Focus

Cable Woodchopper

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Coach Notes

Coach Take

Dynamic trunk rotation work for athletic core strength and control.

Make It Easier

Half-Kneeling Woodchopper

Level It Up

Heavier Cable Woodchopper

Build Size

3-4 x 10-15 each side, rest 45-75s

Build Control

3 x 10 crisp reps

Attribute Breakdown

Muscle

Core

CORE-CENTERED TENSION TO IMPROVE BRACING AND CONTROL

Equipment

Cable

CABLE RESISTANCE FOR CONSTANT TENSION THROUGH RANGE

Movement

Core

CORE MOVEMENT CENTERED ON STABILITY AND MIDLINE CONTROL

Pattern

Vertical

VERTICAL FORCE PATH WITH OVERHEAD OR PULLDOWN BIAS

Reps

12+

HIGH-REP WORK FOR VOLUME, BURN, AND MUSCULAR ENDURANCE

Goal

Endurance

PRIMARY GOAL IS REPEATABLE OUTPUT AND WORK CAPACITY

Ego

Low

LOW EGO: CLEAN EXECUTION OVER IMPRESSIVE NUMBERS