Cable wood chops are one of the best functional movements for athletes. "Functional" is the buzz word in sports performance training as of late, and refers to exercises that are performed and contribute to how an athlete actually plays.
Performance with power, strength, balance and flexibility---these are the signature traits of athletic prowess. Wood chops help to train the total body's "function" by utilizing arms, hips and the core. Cable wood chops can be done with the pulley in a high position fixed above an athlete, or below an athlete coming from the near ground level.
The action involved---"wood chopping"---helps an athlete used their total body in the drill, from the base of the foot to the hands.
Another variation to this drill is to use a medicine ball inside of a sling to hit off the surface of the ground at the same angle you would move in the cable wood chop. Tubing attached to handles can also serve the same purpose by a connecting the tubing to a fixed stationary object as you perform wood chops.
For a good workout, select a moderate level to start at--either with the weighted cable or in choosing the weight of the med ball or tension of the tubing. Perform 3-4 sets of 8 reps of wood chops to both sides (choose either from high or from low position).
Add the wood chop to your workouts to get to new heights!
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