From: "Daly, Maj Bryan - TAFB/B2MAIL" 
Subject: Weights.v001.n1557.10 RE: Rotator Cuff Exercises
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 16:08:00 -0500

I read up on this when I hurt my shoulder playing volleyball.  Rotator
Cuff Exercises call for lighter weights than you use for full shoulder
exercises and limited motion within the joint.  You may have seen a
variation in the muscle mags (those of you who still read them) using a
piece of assitance equipment called the Horn(?).

V1. Lie down on a flat bench facing sideways with a light hand weight in
your hand.  With the arm on the topside of your body, hold the weight in
your hand, keep your elbow pinned to your side, and pivot the weight
about your shoulder axis so your hand and the weight go from lying
across your stomach to somewhere past horizontal (you won't be able to
get all the way vertical - at least I couldn't).

V2. Still lying on the bench, unpin your bottom arm so you can move it
somewhat.  Put the weight in that hand and pivot the weight from the
horizontal plane (elbow on the bench, weight hanging in space next to
it) in a vertical direction (so the hand and weight approach your
stomach).

I can definitely feel these working the inner muscles of my shoulder but
have never felt they aided me in lifting greater weights on the bench.
Though perhaps my bench would have been even more measely than it is now
;>).

Bryan
bdaly@gate.tinker.af.mil

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