leg pressing

[Ghandiman]

when leg pressing, should my feet be at the top of the plate, toes hanging off? or should they be centered, or should they be at the bottom. I see presses being performed all different ways, im wordering which way targets which muscle group.

 

[spatts]

The angle, the back pad, the foot placement...they can all affect how you feel it. I say play around with it and see what works. I personally like a position where I can get my knees to my shoulders with my legs forming a 90 degree angle, and the overall angle practically pushing up, not out. Try it out, even switch it up in the same workout. I used to do a continuous triple set (read: death threat) where I did 10 wide, 10 narrow, the 10 toe presses for calves and started over until I was fried. Def. needed a spotter for that.

 

[Dirty Workout]

I believe if you put toes off the top then you are actually targeting hamstrings

 

[IronLion]

higher=hamstrings

lower=quads

wider=hips

narrower=quads

 

[natedog]

Just make sure that when you lower the weight, your knees don't go out past your toes.

I usually put my feet at the top, but not toes off. I really feel them in my outer quads and hams.