Horizontal Wood Chop

HORIZONTAL WOOD CHOP

The horizontal wood chop is a strengthening exercise for the spinal rotators. Anchor a strength band to a stable object at roughly chest height. Hold the free end of the band with both hands Stand with your feet at shoulder distance apart. Starting with your torso facing the band’s anchor point, rotate your torso in the opposite direction to pull the band. Keep the hips facing forward to isolate the movement to your core muscles.

Muscles Involved:

• Core

  • Transversus Abdominis

  • Internal Oblique

  • External Oblique

  • Quadratus Lumborum

Related Conditions:

• Strength and Conditioning

• Core Workout

• Non-specific Low Back Pain

• Thoracolumbar Syndrome

• Sacroiliac Joint Syndrome

• lumbar facet syndrome

• myofascial pain syndrome quadratus lumborum

• oblique strain

• QL strain

• multifidus strain

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