All the weight training coaches I've ever had recommended 2-3 weeks of moderate lifting prior to maxing out.
Something that really helped my leg press was doing calf extensions, and single leg presses where I was pushing the foot plates down and out. Prior to doing them I was pushing it at 450LB @ 20 reps x 5, afterwards I was easily doing 550LB @ 20 reps x 10 after doing 400LB @ 10 reps x 5 on squats.
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