Heavy Weights After Shoulder Surgery

Question:

A friend of mine was a professional bodybuilder who performed not only in competitions but also on TV every week for many years. About 10 years ago, he had surgery on the supraspinatus and had part of his acromion process removed. He cannot remember anymore information than that. I have been doing some general sports massage, integrating myofacial release, PNF and trigger pointing. I am working with an upper body that hardly moves, and I feel at last we are making progress. He cannot raise his arms over his head. His elbows are bent (however, it is getting better with therapy). There is no medial and lateral rotation of the glenohumeral joint (again, it is improving). My challenge is not only to get movement to a very muscle bound body but also help him strengthen his serratus anterior, mid/lower traps (very winged scapula) and work on strengthening his rotator cuff as his shoulder complex hardly moves. He has just started training again and is becoming very positive. I do not want him to get bored, and I realize he is lifting very heavy weights. Do you have any suggestions of some good gym-based exercises that will strengthen the shoulder complex? Also, with the surgery he had, will the supraspinatus ever kick in while doing abduction? At the moment, the traps are doing all the work!! He has seen many specialists and physiotherapists, and he is finding massage very positive. I could really use some guidance.

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