Dumbbell Chops
- Secure a firm grip with both hands on an appropriately weighted dumbbell. Place your feet shoulder-width apart. Begin by moving the dumbbell up and over towards your right side.
- Twist your body to bring the dumbbell down and to the left. Bend at the knees and drop your hips slightly. Make the motion of placing the dumbbell on the ground.
- Repeat the movement, taking the dumbbell back up and overhead. Keep your arms straight throughout.
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Dumbbell chops is a gym work out exercise that targets hamstrings and obliques and quadriceps and also involves calves and hamstrings. Refer to the illustration and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Frog jumps, hex / trap bar / cage deadlifts / squats and hanging windshield wipers are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as dumbbell chops. Visit our directory for more exercises.
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