Medicine ball woodchopper
How to do the Medicine ball woodchopper: full step-by-step instructions, muscles worked (Core, Shoulders), equipment (Medicine ball) and a two-frame demo. Free to read, from the Setline exercise catalog.
How to do it
- 1
Stand with feet shoulder width, ball held beside one hip.
- 2
Rotate and lift the ball diagonally up across your body.
- 3
Finish above the opposite shoulder, pivoting the back foot.
- 4
Lower the ball back across with control.
- 5
Keep your arms long and let the trunk do the turning.
In a Setline session: 3 sets of 10 each.
Questions
What equipment do I need for the Medicine ball woodchopper?
The Medicine ball woodchopper uses: Medicine ball.
Which muscles does the Medicine ball woodchopper work?
The Medicine ball woodchopper works: Core, Shoulders.
How many sets and reps for the Medicine ball woodchopper?
In Setline sessions the Medicine ball woodchopper is programmed as 3 sets of 10 each.
Which Setline styles include the Medicine ball woodchopper?
The Medicine ball woodchopper appears in: Strength.
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