Time to choose a side 8n the only debate that matters...not Rep/Dem or MJ/LeBron

Can I go neither and say Farmer's Walk?

If I have to pick squat or deadlift, squat because it's harder for me personally.

I think Farmer's Walk is the best overall, though bc it's a trap bar deadlift (which is almost a squat) followed by walking the weight.

I vote deadlift. If your technique is sound, you can become one cock strong bastard doing deadlifts.

But, squat is still part if the big 3. It will always have a home in my program.

i dont do either.. im 35, and too worried ill make a mistake and mess up my back. Sue me

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i dont do either.. im 35, and too worried ill make a mistake and mess up my back. Sue me

Same here

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Im older than both of you by a bit, and was pulling 210 kg this morning.

deadlifts dont hurt your back, they encase it in iron.

Hmm.....

Difficult choice, but my deadlifts increased over a period when I didn’t deadlift at all, just Front and Back squats along with other lifting.

Since a tough deadlift workout can wreck your CNS for a 3-4 days (possibly longer) I choose Squats.

So...

SQUATS

Deadlift.

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No one over 28 should ever do them.

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That’s a very obtuse view on the lift.

I worked out at Fletcher’s House of Power for a while and there were 3 guys in their late 60s, early 70s, (Triple D I called them: Dale, Dodd and Dave) and they performed deadlifts on a regular basis. They swore their backs felt better every week after performing DL.

His loss.

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You will never convince people like that. No use trying.

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it's not even worth it to engage them tbh.

I'm pulling up on 37 and still hit it hard. Form, recovery and intelligence matters more than exercise selection.

Sooner or later, your friend is gonna want you to help him move a heavy couch, and if all you've done is machine bicep curls, you might have a bad time. Heck, I hurt my neck sleeping on it wrong. Injury prevention and management is a huge part of lifting.