Explosively rotate your body as you lift the dumbbell diagonally toward the opposite ... Control the motion and engage your core throughout the wood chop exercise. Attach a resistance band to a sturdy ...

"A wood chop is a core rotational exercise meant to focus on your obliques and train core rotational strength, power, and mobility," says Andrew Coates, C.P.T., host of the Lift Free and Diet Hard ...

Commercial versions get a bit expensive, though, so a shop-built scissor lift table made of wood might be a nice project for the budget-minded to tackle. Wood might not be your first choice for a ...