Are barbell squats mandatory for a good leg workout?

I couldn't do it but I'm all bout dat #squatlife

Even calisthenics dudes like myself say you better do the barbell squats.

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but I knew in my heart of hearts the squat is the lift you can least afford to get rid of.

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False.

Deadlift is life.

I mean depends how serious you are. They are absolutely not needed for bodybuilding. Pistol and sissy squats along with hack squats work great.

I personally wouldn't want to not be able to do them, but there are ways around them.

If you can do pistols, sissy squats, dumbbell sldl, lunges, goblet squats etc I think you are fine unless you are really serious.

I don’t know. I feel like my week is just fricked without squats. I wouldn’t give it up.

I'm in the same boat. I don't have to do as much work on my legs. Just running and the excercises bike would really be enough, but I also do lunges and dumb bell squats. My issue is my butt though. I do what I call butt curls, I'm not sure the actual name. Basically just put a dumb bell behind your knee when on all fours and pick your leg up as high as possible.

I wish the rest of my body was that easy, but not that case unfortunately.