Theyâll pay special attention to the arteries in your head. They may also order a blood test. Several blood tests can be useful in diagnosing temporal arteritis, including the following: A hemoglobin test measures the amount of hemoglobin, or oxygen-carrying protein, in your blood.
Incline bench presses and chest presses put you into this position and can provide opportunities for isometric exercise. Choose your favorite or most familiar incline bench-press exercise, such as the Smith machine incline bench press, the level incline bench press or the dumbbell incline bench press.
Keep in mind the bench press is the core movement: 1. Close Grip Incline Press - this was always a favorite of mine and one that always had a great effect on my bench press. I like to work up to heavy sets of 3-5 reps and see if I can break a record each time I did this movement (about once a month).