*💪 CLICK THAT NOTIFICATION BELL SO YOU NEVER MISS AN UPLOAD!* This is my all time favorite oblique exercise to this day! The feeling of ripping and tearing them with this always feels AWESOME!!!
Lol, yeah I used to do these a bunch when playing college ball. It helped a lot. That and medicine ball throws, same movement but you do it more explosively.
Always place the hand furthest from the handle, on the handle first, then the other hand over. This will act as more of a pulling motion activating more of the obliques.
@@izaaczumaya4092 Showing your appreciation for another one's appreciation has been already a while ago but I think it's very nice and I highly appreciate it!
This exercise has changed my life!! It was very difficult to do at first (not that it’s an easier or fun now but I definitely struggled more) but now I look forward to doing these bc I see the amazing results.
Scott Herman my main man! I dont want regular people obliques,I want comic book obliques.Can you show witch workouts will definetly work? Mainly floor stuff is what im looking for.
Done this today from memory, got it all wrong haha. I set it up nearer to shoulder height and had my arms bent! Needed this refresher, even if it is 9 years old! Cheers Scott.
I have seen guys doing this, and I thought they were training for the hammer throw. I'm not sure I would incorporate this specific exercise into my routine, but, some rear delt benefits would be a benefit.
hey scott, i have a mad small gym in my apartment complex and basically all thats in it is a cardio machines and and that big pulley machine in it. do you have a video where you do all the workouts you can do on that machine? they have a map in the gym with some exercises but i like your tip and tricks, thanks man.
I currently have uneven obliques😬I carried much weight on my right shoulder for extended periods, so now my left side is stronger than right, how can i isolate the right to bring it to par with the left?
Maybe obvious question, but in the first demo when you twist to the left, is it the right side obliques that are being worked? So you’re contacting the right side to twist to the left? Thanks.
Well, the entire core is activated on each side. But the obliques furthest away from the cable machine get the most emphasis so thats why I do each side.
This channel is amazing !! Literally every workout that I do during my 5 day split I come here for the right form. Your content is so good, to the point hence easy to follow. I must have saved a fortune by not spending on a personal trainer thanks to these free videos. Amazing work Scott !!
I use a square stance as the 45 degree+ places larger stress on back, especially with newer clients. BTW: There is no reason to switch to the other cable side, just pivot 180 degrees feet face other direction ya.
Best obliques exercise ,ever !! No need to look for another obliques exercise , This is the one i do , i totally love it , you don't want to stop it feels so good !!!
that would be your triceps. yes that is normal because as he said your arms should be straight while performing this exercise. thats your tricep (back arm) working to stay straight while bearing the load of the machine. completely normal
Scott, the owner of the gym I go to told me not to do these. She told me that this will tear my back. She told me to do russian twists instead. What's your thoughts about this?
Ask the owner if she even finished any Gym Academy before she bought the gym please. Russian twists are much worse for your back. Still, I am making both of these exercises. To protect your back, is the way you will do your workout, as you have always to train your lower back after ab exercise! But I believe everyone can know when someone is damaging his back. If you feel like that, you make less kg or other exercise, or whoever you feel comfortable. The above comment, is personal opinion though, so do not take it for granted. But still in my 30's, following a simple rule and training for 15 years, I am still in perfect condition without ever having the slightest problem, nor older people that are careful too. Everything has a limit... is perfect! ;)
Michail Savvoulidis Thank you for your answer! I will definitely tell this to her. I'm only 15 years old and she thinks that I'm doing exercises like these with too much weight. As she told me, I put the pin a few holes up, but then she was like "I don't even understand why you are doing this exercise. It will damage your back in this young age. Do russian twists instead." But I will defenitely tell her this and try to make this exercise an execise I can do without getting stared at ;) (Sorry for my bad english)
kin1yon2yen If anything, I wish I did this when I was younger. I've been overweight my whole life until I decided to do something about it a couple years ago. I'm only 25 and there were other factors to my weight gain other than just not exercising but I deeply regret all the time I neglected to exercise.
hey, how do I work out on the back side of my obliques? I'm getting my oblique muscles to the front but fat in the back is not going away as fast as I would like it to. Also, my left love handle looks larger then my right because of that back fat.
Hello!! Is there any way to develop abs while gaining mass.. I am working out for one year now nd thinking about developing my abs a little! But i am training for mass right now.. So is there any way?
Don't do this exercise if you want a thin looking waist. Building up your obliques only pushing the layer of fat on them further out, making your love handles look even worse. Your fat is always going to be covering your obliques, so by making your obliques bigger, your love handles will look fatter. Trust me, look it up yourself. I'm just trying to save you guys from looking worse for no reason
ANeonTiger i guess it could sound like broscience, but it's not. If you don't believe me when you find out for yourself after some time. And yea, you can define them if you do very light weight and you already have very low body fat percentage to begin with.
Rusty Shackleford As if the reason I'm watching this video is because I give a shit about what the guy in it looks like, I want to know how to work my obliques that is all. Also he looks plenty healthy to me.
FINALLY GOOD FORM ON RUclips. i was looking to perfect my woodchop form but found 3 vids in a row showing BAD BAD FORM. like they didn't know the meaning of RESISTANCE . you renewed my faith in bodybuilding and youtube. thanks
Question, so his left foot is in front, and rotates from right to left. Does this target the left side of the obliques "mostly"?? Then switch sides, and do left to right and target the right? I'm asking because the right side of my core (obliques) are a bit smaller than the left. And want some correct targeting hypertrophy, to get a better symmetrical look.
Just subscribed, and looking for the perfect woodchop and stance. Thank you👍, I will just starting out, and and need to learn the form. Have some PT classes.
Colin Parks make them bigger You're just building muscle Loosing love handles comes from nutrition handling. You'll never loose your love handles by working out You loose them by eating right and training properly working in tangent
The guys who replied above me are right. You can't spot-reduce fat on the body, you simply have to lower your body fat with your diet and burning calories. Good luck!
It will make them look bigger if you're building muscle under fat. My love handles are the last spot I lose fat from so unless I'm super lean the muscle like pushes the fat out further. You can tell it's mostly muscle but it certainly doesn't make it look smaller. Hope that helps.
Never stop making this videos please. Workout out is great and getting swole is even better but what you do is go into depth on and show us, the audience, the correct form for each work out so we can get the maximum results we are looking for. Please continue studying the body and help us as viewers understand how each workout, and the way you perform each work out, can continuously help us reach our maximum goal.
I’ve seen this video a few years ago and have done woodchoppers this way ever since. It’s good to rewatch it to refresh my memory in case I forgot a tip. Love your form and explanation Scott. The way you do it is in a very athletic stance, great for training the hips. Love the functionality of it and it hits the obliques harder, excuse me haddah!! 👍🏽🏋🏽♂️💪🏽
When I do these I feel like my hands aren't in the right place and it feels like I'm doing them wrong. Where should your hands be when you extend out, like parallel to your chest?
the way you exercise or the exercises you choose all depend on your goals ... if you are training for body building competitions, mass strength ... general tone or just to stay healthy will determine the way you train!!! why all this fighting over one exercise ... the guy is just teaching us one exercise for obliques ... if you do not like it or feel its not good for you fine ... but it does not make it a bad exercise ... bottom line .... what works for one person might not be suitable for another ... you just have to find what is good for you based on your body type and goals ... and that comes with practice!!!
You can't target fat loss. You lose it all over. Muscle feeds on fat. So build muscle everywhere and you'll see the fat start to melt away. Also you should do HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training). Do not waste your time doing long grueling cardio.
wrong again bob, math is a universal language, english is local. and Vegeta can't go SSJ5, so that is also wrong, and there are only 2 versions of vegeta, normal vegeta and the majin vegeta. so you lose twice. I'M THE BEST
I 100% recommend this exercise! It’s helping lose the tyre around my belly… and fast! This is one of the CORE exercises that I do every time I go to the gym!
I love this exercise. I definitely feel a difference when I do these. But, I feel like the twisting motions is literally wringing out my insides. Any air in my stomach is squeezed out in little burps, which I have to pause to let out. Last night, I tried to just push through that, but I ended up throwing up a little bit in my mouth halfway through my set... I'm very careful when I do these to keep a proper form and not try to twist too far. The weight I'm currently doing lets me do about 25 reps on each side per set. I usually don't drink anything between sets of this exercise now for fear of throwing up. I must be doing something wrong..?
+Theflyinhawaiian2000 Seems like 25 reps is a high number, you may want to try more weight and less reps, like 10-12 reps. Do them slowly, too; not only is it a better workout, but I think it might give time to your "inners" to get into place instead of getting stuck and twisted during the motion.
I have Insane results after just 6 working sets over the span of a week on 2 separate core days! Obliques are noticeably more prominent when they weren’t previously
Why do you recommend twisting your neck each rep (by actively keeping your head fixed in space, looking forward, while the torso twists)? Why not keep the neck relaxed, passively following the torso as it twists?
*💪 CLICK THAT NOTIFICATION BELL SO YOU NEVER MISS AN UPLOAD!*
This is my all time favorite oblique exercise to this day! The feeling of ripping and tearing them with this always feels AWESOME!!!
Love it
*STOP YELLIN AT ME*
ScottHermanFitness I couldn't feel my obliques when doing, this exercise. I lowered the weight and still nothing.
Lower back pain is coming
Nnjjhrhuy
Do this everyday and play baseball. Man, that ball gonna fly to the moon.
Hahaha good one
Lol, yeah I used to do these a bunch when playing college ball. It helped a lot. That and medicine ball throws, same movement but you do it more explosively.
Hahahah
@@ChiefLunar what is the workout called you did with the medicine balls?
yeah fr 😂
these machines are always taken at the gym. might have to get my own equipment
A lot of us wouldn’t be where we are if it weren’t for this guy and those like him. 🐐
Looks easy but damn hard to do without going wrong! Good video that tells us what to keep in mind.
the channel really help me a lot, thanks scott. you are my personal trainer.
Always place the hand furthest from the handle, on the handle first, then the other hand over. This will act as more of a pulling motion activating more of the obliques.
Louis Dutch I know the comment was a long time ago, but thanks
+Logan Jones this reply is overdue as well but lma
Logan Jones I know you thanked him a long time ago- but it was cool of you.
Cristo39 I know you said this awhile ago but that was a good little game to start so Thankyou
@@izaaczumaya4092 Showing your appreciation for another one's appreciation has been already a while ago but I think it's very nice and I highly appreciate it!
Hey Scott, I just want to say thank you. I tried these today and loved it. Worked very well.
This exercise has changed my life!! It was very difficult to do at first (not that it’s an easier or fun now but I definitely struggled more) but now I look forward to doing these bc I see the amazing results.
GOOD STUFF!!! FIRST TIME DOING THIS! THANK YOU!!! 😁😎💪🏾🙌🏾
Instead of going to the other cord to workout your other oblique couldn't you just turn around?
+Evan Baker He didn't want to turn his back on the camera. Making it easier for the camera man.
+Evan Baker rekt.
Absolutely not. Would be game over if you did that
Evan Baker Are people really this dense? Use common sense. Not everything has to be explained.
Yes, if you are a lazy beta with no motivation you can just turn around. Pshhh.
Great videos. You're now my go-to source for new exercises and brushing up technique on old ones. Thanks
Appreciate the help Scott 🏋♂️
Scott Herman my main man! I dont want regular people obliques,I want comic book obliques.Can you show witch workouts will definetly work? Mainly floor stuff is what im looking for.
Done this today from memory, got it all wrong haha. I set it up nearer to shoulder height and had my arms bent! Needed this refresher, even if it is 9 years old! Cheers Scott.
Now it's 14 years old
I have seen guys doing this, and I thought they were training for the hammer throw. I'm not sure I would incorporate this specific exercise into my routine, but, some rear delt benefits would be a benefit.
Thanks for sharing. I'm new to the gym and I'm clueless on everything. I don't know if I'm doing things right so I just follow everyone else's lead. 😟
hey scott, i have a mad small gym in my apartment complex and basically all thats in it is a cardio machines and and that big pulley machine in it. do you have a video where you do all the workouts you can do on that machine? they have a map in the gym with some exercises but i like your tip and tricks, thanks man.
Love these things
Wednesday 26th June 2024.
15.17pm.
Thank you.
Great tutorial
you can use any cable machine thats adjustable for this type of exercise
Love this stright to the Point not talking for 15 minutes
This workout is GREAT for producing *POWERFUL* lead and rear hooks! 🥊
fantastic video
PERFECTLY explained! You're AWESOME Scott! Thank YOU!!!
It's been 8 years, I expect you have shredded obliques.
Nice instructional video. Thanks for posting.
You look and sound like a sprinkler when you do this
lol
He positively resembles a lawn sprinkler.
yall are awesome, I have never regret reading comments on youtube
tightmf golden :,)
lol this cracked me up, cant watch this vid again
Scott - I hurt my lower back doing this... your advice? I love this exercise, but I hate the backache.
Good form is a must on this One! I did it wrong once and my ribs were fucked up for a week worst pain ever.
I was doing it wrong. Thanks Scott.
Thankyou!!💫
I currently have uneven obliques😬I carried much weight on my right shoulder for extended periods, so now my left side is stronger than right, how can i isolate the right to bring it to par with the left?
Tsssssh!
Love this dudes videos! Haha
I feel it more in my obliques when I’m actually pushing the weight just slightly downward
Maybe obvious question, but in the first demo when you twist to the left, is it the right side obliques that are being worked? So you’re contacting the right side to twist to the left? Thanks.
Well, the entire core is activated on each side. But the obliques furthest away from the cable machine get the most emphasis so thats why I do each side.
@@ScottHermanFitness thanks! Going to start doing these👍
Did you ever work at Gold’s gym in Methuen?
Hey man I got a question, I know this an Oblique Workout but, does it help to work other part of your body?
his calves are fine the way it is. his body is so fucking amazing!
This channel is amazing !! Literally every workout that I do during my 5 day split I come here for the right form. Your content is so good, to the point hence easy to follow. I must have saved a fortune by not spending on a personal trainer thanks to these free videos. Amazing work Scott !!
I was literally lost today at the gym trying to think of a killer oblique workout, thank you
Can you do this with one cable if you stand to the other side or something?
Love the fact this guy doesn’t look like a juice head monkey his physique looks achievable for us guys who don’t do drugs lol
Man, I've been doing the exercise so wrong with direction from my trainer. This looks more effective - thanks for explaining it well.
I always put the cable much higher! 😆
its not a language of business, its the language that society chose
Exercício topp estou fazendo hoje
Scott, rather than changing sides on the cable machine, can't you just turn around and face the other way?
@TheMrplayitsafe
something like this will work the back and arms as a bonus of working your obliques.
I use a square stance as the 45 degree+ places larger stress on back, especially with newer clients. BTW: There is no reason to switch to the other cable side, just pivot 180 degrees feet face other direction ya.
I've viewed dozens of your videos. Clear and concise, no time wasted, well done. Very helpful and thank you.
excellent
Yes, but you need to exercise your core using various techniques. It's just one good exercise for core strength.
his boston accent comes and goes.
Its a Staten Island accent, that’s where he’s from.
The way he says the word "body"..
Is it safe for those who have herniated discs? Thanks
Thanks! I was do this excersise on the incorrect form. Now i feel the muscle work very well. Salute from Puerto Rico.
So the side the pully is on is the side you’re working?
member when people used to train with their tops on?
thanks bro
Best obliques exercise ,ever !! No need to look for another obliques exercise , This is the one i do , i totally love it , you don't want to stop it feels so good !!!
that would be your triceps. yes that is normal because as he said your arms should be straight while performing this exercise. thats your tricep (back arm) working to stay straight while bearing the load of the machine. completely normal
what do you do if you can´t adjust the machine to hip level? Only option is high or low level?
I noticed you positioned the cable at your waist. My trainer taught me to put it at shoulder height. Is that wrong?
How do I keep finding your old videos when I'm looking up exercises? The algorithm likes you - damn
Scott, the owner of the gym I go to told me not to do these. She told me that this will tear my back. She told me to do russian twists instead. What's your thoughts about this?
Ask the owner if she even finished any Gym Academy before she bought the gym please. Russian twists are much worse for your back. Still, I am making both of these exercises. To protect your back, is the way you will do your workout, as you have always to train your lower back after ab exercise! But I believe everyone can know when someone is damaging his back. If you feel like that, you make less kg or other exercise, or whoever you feel comfortable. The above comment, is personal opinion though, so do not take it for granted. But still in my 30's, following a simple rule and training for 15 years, I am still in perfect condition without ever having the slightest problem, nor older people that are careful too.
Everything has a limit... is perfect! ;)
Michail Savvoulidis Thank you for your answer! I will definitely tell this to her. I'm only 15 years old and she thinks that I'm doing exercises like these with too much weight. As she told me, I put the pin a few holes up, but then she was like "I don't even understand why you are doing this exercise. It will damage your back in this young age. Do russian twists instead."
But I will defenitely tell her this and try to make this exercise an execise I can do without getting stared at ;)
(Sorry for my bad english)
kin1yon2yen If anything, I wish I did this when I was younger. I've been overweight my whole life until I decided to do something about it a couple years ago. I'm only 25 and there were other factors to my weight gain other than just not exercising but I deeply regret all the time I neglected to exercise.
can u get the same effect using a dumbell instead of the cable machine?
hey, how do I work out on the back side of my obliques? I'm getting my oblique muscles to the front but fat in the back is not going away as fast as I would like it to. Also, my left love handle looks larger then my right because of that back fat.
I did these today! Def felt amazing. How many times a week during workouts do you recommend doing these??
just CCHHSSSS your way through
Hello!! Is there any way to develop abs while gaining mass.. I am working out for one year now nd thinking about developing my abs a little! But i am training for mass right now.. So is there any way?
Where is everybody! (if you know what i mean)
Don't do this exercise if you want a thin looking waist. Building up your obliques only pushing the layer of fat on them further out, making your love handles look even worse. Your fat is always going to be covering your obliques, so by making your obliques bigger, your love handles will look fatter. Trust me, look it up yourself. I'm just trying to save you guys from looking worse for no reason
Sounds like broscience. Scott's obliques look good. You want some definition there by building some muscle. Other wise you'll have no obliques.
ANeonTiger i guess it could sound like broscience, but it's not. If you don't believe me when you find out for yourself after some time. And yea, you can define them if you do very light weight and you already have very low body fat percentage to begin with.
>valuing appearance over strength and health
I shiggidy diggity you guys ddt
newpa1n and this guy in the video doesn't value appearance over health? Please...
Rusty Shackleford
As if the reason I'm watching this video is because I give a shit about what the guy in it looks like, I want to know how to work my obliques that is all. Also he looks plenty healthy to me.
FINALLY GOOD FORM ON RUclips. i was looking to perfect my woodchop form but found 3 vids in a row showing BAD BAD FORM. like they didn't know the meaning of RESISTANCE . you renewed my faith in bodybuilding and youtube. thanks
The best wood chopper demo on RUclips!!! Thanks for explaining!
He's to the point, which we like. Athlean X is good too, but tends to have 10+ minute videos, which is too long.
jantay1 bad techniq
Totally the best explanation!!! 😃🙌🏾
@@ChrisDyn1 If more people would just get right TO IT like this guy!!!
Question, so his left foot is in front, and rotates from right to left.
Does this target the left side of the obliques "mostly"??
Then switch sides, and do left to right and target the right?
I'm asking because the right side of my core (obliques) are a bit smaller than the left.
And want some correct targeting hypertrophy, to get a better symmetrical look.
yes that's exactly where it targets!
Michelle Lucena
I just love Scott. It’s the dang smile.
best personal trainer on youtube in my opinion! ur video helped me alot with my personal training,lots of kudos all the way from MALAYSIA scott!
Bo Burnham looking swole
Just subscribed, and looking for the perfect woodchop and stance. Thank you👍, I will just starting out, and and need to learn the form. Have some PT classes.
I see this video is almost 6 years old and very relevant ... definitely helped me with my workout today! Thanks 🙏🏾
4 years later....
@@Bumpy09 ...
@@Bumpy09 ...
If I do this with fat over obliques will not help the love handles appear smaller or will it make them bigger !
Colin Parks make them bigger
You're just building muscle
Loosing love handles comes from nutrition handling. You'll never loose your love handles by working out
You loose them by eating right and training properly working in tangent
The guys who replied above me are right.
You can't spot-reduce fat on the body, you simply have to lower your body fat with your diet and burning calories.
Good luck!
It will make them look bigger if you're building muscle under fat. My love handles are the last spot I lose fat from so unless I'm super lean the muscle like pushes the fat out further. You can tell it's mostly muscle but it certainly doesn't make it look smaller. Hope that helps.
Never stop making this videos please. Workout out is great and getting swole is even better but what you do is go into depth on and show us, the audience, the correct form for each work out so we can get the maximum results we are looking for. Please continue studying the body and help us as viewers understand how each workout, and the way you perform each work out, can continuously help us reach our maximum goal.
Your workout routines have helped me get in MUCH better shape, i can already see the v cut and abbs comming in. Thanks bra!
How you doing now ?
@@JohnCena-yu3vwprobably died
I’ve seen this video a few years ago and have done woodchoppers this way ever since. It’s good to rewatch it to refresh my memory in case I forgot a tip. Love your form and explanation Scott. The way you do it is in a very athletic stance, great for training the hips. Love the functionality of it and it hits the obliques harder, excuse me haddah!! 👍🏽🏋🏽♂️💪🏽
Did you had good results with it? How much weight and reps do you use if you don't mind sharing?
doesn't the foot pivot make the exercise a little easy?
helpful, will be correcting my form tomorrow
Same bro
I feel like i wasn't doing it right maybe i just wasnt using enough weight?
Seriously thankyou for this. Saving this into my arsenal of oblique exercise .
When I do these I feel like my hands aren't in the right place and it feels like I'm doing them wrong. Where should your hands be when you extend out, like parallel to your chest?
the way you exercise or the exercises you choose all depend on your goals ... if you are training for body building competitions, mass strength ... general tone or just to stay healthy will determine the way you train!!! why all this fighting over one exercise ... the guy is just teaching us one exercise for obliques ... if you do not like it or feel its not good for you fine ... but it does not make it a bad exercise ... bottom line .... what works for one person might not be suitable for another ... you just have to find what is good for you based on your body type and goals ... and that comes with practice!!!
That's right. Agreed.
I have this equipment at my home gym. I knew that I was under utilizing this piece of equipment. This video is great.
I love these 👍👍
You can't target fat loss. You lose it all over. Muscle feeds on fat. So build muscle everywhere and you'll see the fat start to melt away. Also you should do HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training). Do not waste your time doing long grueling cardio.
wrong again bob, math is a universal language, english is local. and Vegeta can't go SSJ5, so that is also wrong, and there are only 2 versions of vegeta, normal vegeta and the majin vegeta. so you lose twice. I'M THE BEST
I liked this guide for woodchoppers. Been struggling to consistently do it well.
I 100% recommend this exercise! It’s helping lose the tyre around my belly… and fast! This is one of the CORE exercises that I do every time I go to the gym!
Thnk u
Awesome twist, felt it right away. I’m limited at home but got nice resistance bands.. 20 more pounds to lose.. thanks bro
I love this exercise. I definitely feel a difference when I do these. But, I feel like the twisting motions is literally wringing out my insides. Any air in my stomach is squeezed out in little burps, which I have to pause to let out. Last night, I tried to just push through that, but I ended up throwing up a little bit in my mouth halfway through my set... I'm very careful when I do these to keep a proper form and not try to twist too far. The weight I'm currently doing lets me do about 25 reps on each side per set. I usually don't drink anything between sets of this exercise now for fear of throwing up.
I must be doing something wrong..?
+Theflyinhawaiian2000 Seems like 25 reps is a high number, you may want to try more weight and less reps, like 10-12 reps. Do them slowly, too; not only is it a better workout, but I think it might give time to your "inners" to get into place instead of getting stuck and twisted during the motion.
@@WilliamHButtlicker l
I have Insane results after just 6 working sets over the span of a week on 2 separate core days! Obliques are noticeably more prominent when they weren’t previously
Je parles plusiers langues. I'm Belgian so I speak French, German, English and Dutch. Now you, and there's no need to be rude.
Why do you recommend twisting your neck each rep (by actively keeping your head fixed in space, looking forward, while the torso twists)? Why not keep the neck relaxed, passively following the torso as it twists?