Shoulder Strengthening Program - second level

Second Level -- Adding resistance. Bend over at the waist and with your arm pull back against the resistance without bending your elbos, as though you were sawing something you had placed on the floor straight below your shoulder. Ten pull per set, a couple of times per day. As you grow stronger, increase the resistance by stretching the tubing farther so that it's harder to pull. This exercise strengthens the rhomboids and middle trapezius, the muscles in your upper back that control the movement of your shoulder blades. To strengthen the deltoid muscle on top of the shoulder, stand with your arms at your sides, your left side aimed to the wall, your right side aimed away from the wall. Grasp the band with your right hand, hang your right hand straight down next to your side. Now lift slowly straight out from your side, as if you were about to do an arm swing, but go only as far as is comfortable and no higher. As you grow stronger you'll be able to lift higher. Then increase the resistance. Do two sets of ten reps every day. Exercises to avoid: Weight lifting utilizing the arms or shoulders Rowing machines Nordic track or Nordic trainer Push-ups Pull-ups or chin-ups Games that particularly utilize the shoulder, such as polo, tennis, softball, and golf