Intermediate exercise

Resistance Band Wood Chop

Also called Band Wood Chop

  • Coordination
  • Strength
  • Functional

Technique

How to perform Resistance Band Wood Chop

  1. Secure a tube band or long-loop band to a high side anchor.
  2. Stand side-on to the anchor with your feet planted and knees softly bent.
  3. Hold the band with both hands near the high anchor, keeping a slight, consistent bend in your elbows.
  4. Rotate your torso while drawing your hands diagonally down and across toward the opposite hip.
  5. Reverse the diagonal under control rather than letting the band snap your arms back.
  6. Turn around to train the opposite direction.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: External Oblique, Internal Oblique.

MuscleScoreRole
External Oblique0.9Target, Mover
Internal Oblique0.9Target, Mover
Rectus Abdominis0.3Stabilizer