- Make sure that your feet are in the middle, or slightly above the middle of the plate. This way you can push-off from your heels instead of your toes. That way, you will not causes injuries to your knees.
- You can do leg presses with a regular stance, which is shoulder width apart. Close stance, which can target more outside of the quads, about 6 inches from each other. You can also go shoulder width apart while pointing your toes out slightly. This will help the adductor muscles, or inside of the legs more.
- Breathe out as you are pushing the weight.
- Breathe in as the weight is coming down towards you.