{"id":1176662,"date":"2025-11-26T18:55:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T18:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/?p=1176662"},"modified":"2025-11-26T18:55:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T18:55:22","slug":"erin-sterns-4-quad-building-leg-day-exercise-tweaks-for-olympia-level-legs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/muscle-fitness-hers\/hers-workouts\/erin-sterns-4-quad-building-leg-day-exercise-tweaks-for-olympia-level-legs\/","title":{"rendered":"Erin Stern&#8217;s 4 Quad-Building Leg Day Exercise Tweaks for Olympia-Level Legs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Building Olympia worthy legs requires a love for the details and fortunately Erin Stern, who is a two-time Figure Champion at the \u201cO,\u201d is always ready to share her winning tips for crafting an impressive physique. Recently, the competitor-turned-coach took to Instagram to share four ways that she uses each leg day workout to hit her quads more effectively. Here\u2019s how to try these modifications for yourself.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, shared with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/2x_ms_olympia\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=35b33926-2baf-4151-a4bb-031e6367f3b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her almost 400K IG followers<\/a>, Stern explained that the aim is to build some \u201cimpressive quads without doing a ton of leg extensions,\u201d and we\u2019re here for it!<\/p>\n<p>Here are the four tweaks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\"><blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DRLPQcnDvvP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DRLPQcnDvvP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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Those who are familiar with the leg press know that going heavy is a great way to build muscle in the legs, but fewer people realize that when the feet are higher up the plate, this puts higher emphasis on the hamstrings and glutes. To activate the quads, place the feet lower on the foot pad. This does come with some added tension in the knee, so select a weight that works best for you. \u201cReally get a feel for it to see what feels most comfortable,\u201d advised Stern.<\/p>\n<h2>Free Weight Squats: Elevate your heels<\/h2>\n<p>Squats are known for their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/workouts\/full-body-exercises\/top-10-compound-lifts-maximum-size-and-strength\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">benefits as a compound exercise<\/a>, stimulating the quads, but a simple hack could make them even more efficient says the figure star. \u201cI want you to think about elevating your heels,\u201d encouraged Stern. \u201cYou wanna push through the toes. This is going to accentuate the quads,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<p>To try it for yourself, the canny coach advised utilizing a small plate under each foot, such as the 2.5 or 5-pound plate. \u201cYou wanna make sure that you have enough of your (front) foot on the floor to where you\u2019re really pushing and putting your weight through the toes,\u201d she explained. \u201cThen you\u2019re going to perform the exercise as you normally would.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Bulgarian Split Squats: Get more vertical<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cIf you do these leaning forward, you\u2019re gonna hit a lot of glutes, but in order to hit those quads, I want you to think about bringing your torso more upright,\u201d advised Stern. \u201cBonus points for keeping that plate stack under your heel,\u201d she noted, with heels once again elevated. \u201cYou\u2019re gonna really accentuate the quads.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Free Weight Squats: Hack squat variation<\/h2>\n<p>For her last tip, the buff beauty returned to free weight squats, clutching a single dumbbell with both hands. \u201cI want you to think about driving your knees forward,\u201d she explained. \u201cAnds focus on keeping your torso perpendicular to the floor. This turns it into more of a hack squat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Once again considering the added tension on the knees, Stern encouraged that you go light on these. \u201cDo a ton of reps, but really focus on keeping that torso perpendicular and your gonna build those quads like crazy!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>To follow Erin Stern on Instagram, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/2x_ms_olympia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Building Olympia worthy legs requires a love for the details and fortunately Erin Stern, who is a two-time Figure Champion at the \u201cO,\u201d is always ready to share her winning tips for crafting an impressive physique. 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