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Bands and LIGHT dumbells are definitely the way to go. I'm a 17 year old LHP and I do dumbells and bands everyday. My arm never hurts and I've played over 50 games this summer. Tom House offers a great workout with Bands and Dumbells if you are interested. Steer clear of the heavy waits if your trying to strengthen your rotator cuff....the heavy weights will only strengthen your large muscles and not your micro-muscles which keep the rotator cuff in tact. "You're only as strong as your weakest link" - Words of Tom House. Hope this helps, LPB
I would recommend the surgical bands, which come in different colors, each color determining the toughness of the band. There is a workout called the "Pitchers 10" and it is designed just for pitchers to help rehabilitate the shoulder. Any search engine will come up with it if you type in "Pitchers 10." Also, light dumbell exercises work wonders.
Here is a link to complete shoulder exercises from the American Sports Medicine Institute. ASMI is run by Dr. Andrews one of the best Ortho guys in the country. This is what you are looking for.

http://www.asmi.org/SportsMed/throwing/thrower10.html

It is a combination of dumbells, bands and body weight exercises that develop the shoulder.

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bands and dumbells that weigh no more than 5, b/c ne thing above 5 will not work the rotator cuff muscles but larger shoulder muscles. the reds team doctor, Dr. Kremchek, did my rotator cuff surgery last November, and i did my therapy w/ his staff, which is the same staff that works on all the reds players like griffey etc., i saw sean casey in there for a bit when he was doing his rehab, ne ways email me if u want the excercises, i will give u the ones the have me do
I am a 17 year old pitcher and our Athletic Trainer got me using Therabands and it is the greatest thing i could have done for my arm strength. I went from 81 mph in the spring to and was just clocked at 87 a few weeks ago. He also said it will help with my long ball in football since i am also the QB. Anyhow i highly recommend bands. They Definatly worked for me
My daughter had a dislocated shoulder and saw a PT. He said that she was starting to show early rotator cuff signs and gave her exercises to do with latex bands. She has not had a problem since. They come in different colors (easier to harder), start off light and work your way up. She had to do no more than 20 reps at a time and was told to do a form of butterfly exercise. They emphasized keeping the elbow shoulder high.

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