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.
The bench press is a compound push exercise that activates a number of upper-body muscle groups. These groups include the pectorals, deltoids, triceps, biceps, trapezius and core muscles. You can shift the emphasis of the press to specific muscle groups in that span by widening or narrowing your grip on the bar, by replacing a barbell with dumbbells, or by performing the press on an inclined or declined bench.