Core · Resistance Band
Resistance Band Standing Wood Chopper
How to do the resistance band standing wood chopper, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Resistance Band
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Rotation
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Anchor a resistance band low on one side and stand side-on to it, gripping the handle with both hands down by your outside hip. Pull the band up and across your body in a diagonal chopping motion to above your opposite shoulder, rotating through your trunk as you go. Control the band back down to the start and keep your arms fairly straight throughout.
- 1Feel your obliques drive the rotation up and across
- 2Pivot your back foot and turn through your whole trunk
- 3Keep your arms long and let your core do the work
Common mistakes
- Don't pull with your arms while your torso stays still
- Don't round or yank through your lower back
- Don't let the band snap you back down at the bottom
Muscles worked
The resistance band standing wood chopper mainly works the obliques, with the upper abs and lower abs assisting.
- ObliquesPrimary
- Upper AbsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- LatsMinor
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper TrapsMinor
- QuadsMinor
- GlutesMinor
- Front DeltsMinor
- Side DeltsMinor
Kovo programs the resistance band standing wood chopper for you and tracks it every session.
We build your whole program, drop the right lifts into each workout, and adjust your weights as you get stronger. Free on iOS and Android.
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Last reviewed June 2026.