Pallof Press Woodchop - core strengthening exercise
Exercise Overview
The Pallof Press Woodchop is a core strengthening exercise that emphasizes anti-rotation control during a diagonal upper-body movement. It is commonly used in rehabilitation and performance training to improve trunk stability, postural control, and force transfer between the hips, trunk, and shoulders.
Muscles Involved
Transversus abdominisInternal obliquesExternal obliquesRectus abdominisMultifidusErector spinaeGluteus mediusGluteus maximusSerratus anteriorDeltoid
Related Conditions
Chronic low back painCore weaknessLumbar instabilityPostural control deficitsRotational movement dysfunctionSports rehabilitation for trunk stability
