It’s one of my favorite exercises for training and developing solid core musculature.  I also like the cable wood chop because it teaches you a nice synergistic relationship between the “core” and the hips.  An extremely important relationship if you’re at all concerned with your back and shoulder health.

You’ll notice in the video I use a more rhythmic pace as opposed to a nice slow controlled pace.  I’ve found that when training the rotational aspect of the core I get a much better response from them if I’m requiring them to be “reactive” to the movement.

Tips:

1.  Keep yourself athletic with soft knees and elbows.

2.  Keep yourself from slouching, you want to maintain neutral spine and braced abdominals.

3.  Allow your hips to follow through with the movement.