Incline hits upper traps harder for Kelso shrug activation.

Flat bench keeps motion strict, less cheating during reps.

Slight incline feels best tension without shoulder joint stress.

Higher incline targets upper fibers perfectly for steady gains.

Flat bench offers stability when pushing heavier shrug loads.

Twenty-to-thirty degrees incline seems ideal for controlled movement.

Experimenting with angles helps find your strongest shrug position.

Incline bench reduces momentum, making contractions more deliberate.

Flat position works fine, but incline isolates traps better.

Moderate incline consistently gives me strongest traps engagement overall.

Slight incline wins for me, best contraction every set.

I alternate angles weekly to keep stimulus fresh.

Incline setup eliminates chest involvement, improves upper-back tension.

Too steep incline ruins line-of-pull for Kelso shrugs