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.
Isometric Exercise #5: Isometric shoulder presses. This is a great exercise to strengthen the rotator cuffs which are the most common part to get injured. 1  Hold the dumbbells in each hand and position your arms at 90 degrees. 2  Start pressing with one of the arms, keeping the other arm static.