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.
1 The bench press or dumbbell bench-press is performed while lying face up on a bench, by pushing a weight away from the chest. 2  This is a compound exercise that also involves the triceps and the front deltoids, also recruits the upper and lower back muscles, and traps.