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The exercise, called the "wood chop,” is “simple but effective,” she says. At 67, Denise Austin Demonstrates ‘Effective’ Core Exercise for ‘Menopausal Belly’ Skip to main content
By lifting the weight from the side, the core muscles must work hard to resist lateral flexion and rotation, promoting stability and strength throughout the midsection. ... Half-kneeling Wood ...
Among core exercises, few match the intensity of the wood chop. This movement activates your trunk in a rotational pattern, engaging various abdominal and back muscles for stability.
Strandpulling is the general term for the practice of stretching steel springs, rubber cables or latex tubing, as a form of exercise and as a competitive sport, using a "chest expander", with many specific movements designed to target different muscles and provide progressive resistance usually, but not always, to the upper body.
Muscles which flex the elbow joint such as the biceps brachii muscle, brachialis muscles and brachioradialis muscle are active to improve leverage. [1] As the biceps originate on the scapula unlike the other two which originate on the humerus, the biceps are inclined to serve a role as a dynamic stabilizer, much as the hamstrings would during a ...
The face pull is a weight training exercise that primarily targets the musculature of the upper back and shoulders, namely the posterior deltoids, trapezius, rhomboids, Latissimus dorsi as well as the biceps. [1]
Why it rocks: The wood chop exercise helps strengthen your core by working your abs and obliques, which can boost your twisting power and stability, building strength and coordination. How to:
Standing Block Chop - 13.15 seconds, set by Matt Bush in 2003, with a wood diameter of 12" [3] Underhand Chop - 13.78 seconds, set by Matt Cogar in 2017, with a wood diameter of 13" [3] Single Buck - 10.34 seconds, set by Dave Jewett in 2015, with a wood diameter of 19" [3] Hot Saw - 5.085 seconds, set by Matt Bush in 2003, with a wood diameter ...