Swiss Ball Woodchop
The swiss ball woodchop is an abdominal exercise which focuses on the oblique muscles, which are used in twisting and side bending.
Teaching points
- Stand with the feet wider than shoulder width apart, holding the ball at arms length in front of you.
- Rotate at the waist and bend the knees and hips, swinging the ball close to the ground by your foot.
- Reverse this movement, back to the starting position and continue through until the ball is above the opposite shoulder.
Muscles worked
- Internal Obliques.
- External Obliques.
- Quadratus.
- Lumborum.
Alternative exercises
- Medicine ball twist.
- Twisting crunch.
- Sitting twist with a resistance band.
- Standing twist with a resistance band.
Related injuries
- Abdominal strain.
- Lower back pain.
