Hi there,
Have a question about a shoulder rehab routine I’m doing. Essentially, I tore one of my rotator cuff muscles on my right shoulder about a year ago and was diagnosed with postural issues. I ended up seeing a physio (mediocre guy from the nhs) and a sports therapist (who was excellent). Basically the sports therapist designed a program to strengthen up my back, core and shoulders and I’ve listed the sort of weights and reps I am aiming for:
Twice a week
One arm single dumbbell row: 6kg (8 reps) –2 sets either side
Pulldown Machine: 30kg (8 reps) – 2 sets
Rotator Cuff (dumbbell): 1kg (8 reps) – 2 sets either side
Dumbbell overhead press: 1kg (6 reps) – 2 sets
Side lateral Dumbbell Raises: 1kg (8 reps) –2 sets
Face pulls (2.5kg) – 2 sets ether side
Core exercises: (plank, side plank on both sides and 2 point box)
I was advised to increase the weight when I get to the target reps for each exercise. The thing is though, I’m noticeably weaker for the exercises highlighted in bold. Should I wait till I get stronger in these before increasing the weight for other exercises? The sports therapist never mentioned anything about this, but I’m only thinking about it now. My mentality is that I don’t want these muscles to lag behind in development to other muscles.
Would really appreciate some advice!