Woodchop Low to High (Total Body)
Dallas Personal Trainer - This is currently a VERY popular exercise being utilized by many Dallas Personal Trainers due to the recent explosion in popularity of Freemotion exercise machines and "functional training".
Using a cable machine, set the cable to a level at about knee height. Stand sideways in front of the cable machine. Grasp the handle with both hands and rotate your torso to where you are now facing the cable, but your feet are still facing sideways to it. Pull the handle to your chest with your arms and torso (abs/core muscles) and rotate your torso to where you are now facing away from the machine. As you turn away from the machine, push the handle up and out until your elbows fully extend.
Lower the weight in the exact same way as you lifted in and repeat for your chosen number of reps (you will need to determine this number yourself if you do not have a Dallas personal trainer instructing you on the specifics of your exercise program). Pulling the weight toward your body, and pushing the weight up and away from your body will be performed primarily with your upper back, chest, shoulders and arm muscles...But you torso and abdominal muscles should be used to perform the rotational movement. Make sure to utilize these torso muscles as much as possible throughout this exercise.
This exercise will be performed for the specified number of reps with the machine on one side of your body and then you will turn the other way and perform the specified number of reps for the other side.
Using a cable machine, set the cable to a level at about knee height. Stand sideways in front of the cable machine. Grasp the handle with both hands and rotate your torso to where you are now facing the cable, but your feet are still facing sideways to it. Pull the handle to your chest with your arms and torso (abs/core muscles) and rotate your torso to where you are now facing away from the machine. As you turn away from the machine, push the handle up and out until your elbows fully extend.
Lower the weight in the exact same way as you lifted in and repeat for your chosen number of reps (you will need to determine this number yourself if you do not have a Dallas personal trainer instructing you on the specifics of your exercise program). Pulling the weight toward your body, and pushing the weight up and away from your body will be performed primarily with your upper back, chest, shoulders and arm muscles...But you torso and abdominal muscles should be used to perform the rotational movement. Make sure to utilize these torso muscles as much as possible throughout this exercise.
This exercise will be performed for the specified number of reps with the machine on one side of your body and then you will turn the other way and perform the specified number of reps for the other side.