Rotator cuff exercises. When to do them?

[Mrpb]

To make my rc stronger and to increase my bench press and oh press, I'm doing some rc exercises like internal and external rotations.

When should I be doing these exercises?

After my shoulder/chest workout, before, as part of or on a different day?

[scotpak1979]

To make my rc stronger and to increase my bench press and oh press, I'm doing some rc exercises like internal and external rotations.

When should I be doing these exercises?

After my shoulder/chest workout, before, as part of or on a different day?

I do them VERY LIGHT, before my chest workout to warm up the rotator muscles. Note i'm just doing like 1 min to warm up the muscles using 1kg or 2kg dumbells.

I then do them at the end of my back workout on a different day obviously. This time i do 2 to 3 different exercises using cables (only 2.5kg weight (ie lowest weight on machine)).

[RScary15]

Do then before till you feel good and warmed up. That's what I do and then ill do another set of them before I switch from chest to shoulders

[heinstein]

Go light. All day erra day.

[BenD4Me]

I do internal and external rotations with bands before every workout. It helps me a bunch with shoulder pain.

[-Lucifer]

There's no need to do them unless your Physio told you to do so. Practice the lifts more often to get better at them.

[Mrpb]

There's no need to do them unless your Physio told you to do so. Practice the lifts more often to get better at them.

I quite like them and I've read stories from Yates and Poliquin who had clients who significantly increased their bench with it.

[rockstarinlife]

To make my rc stronger and to increase my bench press and oh press, I'm doing some rc exercises like internal and external rotations.

When should I be doing these exercises?

After my shoulder/chest workout, before, as part of or on a different day?

I do internal and external with bands after my shoulder workout. I wouldn't do them before... Because it is more of a weak link and could cause injury if you go heavy push hard on your lifts etc.

[SPARTAAAAA]

Before
& progressive overload
They are still a muscle. Just be smart about it