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Diagonal Chop Cable

The Diagonal Chop Cable is a cable exercise that targets the obliques, with the core assisting. Follow the 6 steps below and watch the demo to check your form.

Target muscles
Obliques
Also works
Core
Equipment
Cable
Body part
Waist

Step by step

  1. Set the cable pulley to a high position and attach a single handle or rope.
  2. Stand sideways to the machine with your feet shoulder-width apart and grab the handle with both hands.
  3. Engage your core and keep a slight bend in your knees.
  4. Pull the cable diagonally downward across your body toward your opposite hip, rotating your torso and hips slightly.
  5. Control the cable as you return to the starting position.
  6. Complete the desired reps, then switch sides and repeat.

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