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.
Follow this with the rest of your chest assistance work for the day. On your close-grip bench day, you can do maximal-effort isometrics. After your close-grip working sets, set the squat rack pins so that the bar is 3-5 inches from your lockout point. Press the bar maximally for eight seconds into the pins. Do this for four sets with two minutes of rest in between.