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This unique exercise is excellent for building your abdominal muscles and strengthening your core.

Major Muscles Worked

• Ab Muscles
• Oblique Muscles

Other Muscles Worked 

• Shoulders

Dumbbell Wood Chop Guide 

• Stand upright and keep your feet hip-width apart. Hold one dumbbell with both hands.
• Keep the knees slightly bent and the lift the dumbbell over your left shoulder. 
• Tighten your abdominal muscles and then quickly swing and bring it close to your right thight as you tighten your abdominal muscles.
• Quickly return the dumbbell to starting position and then swing it again. 
• Complete reps for one side before switching sides.

Trainer’s Tips

• Remember to tighten your abdominal muscles as you swing the dumbbell.
• When swinging the dumbbell from the left side, tilt the left leg to reduce the impact on your knee.
• Keep our back slightly curved through the movement.

Benefits of the Dumbbell Wood Chop Exercise 

• This exercise will tone your ab and oblique muscles while strengthening your core.

You can use home equipment such as water bottles to perform this exercise.