Deadlifts vs Squats: Which Builds Leg Muscle Faster
Anyone that has ever trained their lower body knows that deadlifts and squats are the best exercises for building strength and gaining leg muscle. It’s impossible to think of a leg workout that doesn’t include either, both, or some variation of either. Yet a separation exists, the deadlift is a pull exercise that requires you to hinge at your hips and primarily targets your hamstrings, glutes, calves, lower back and upper back. Whereas the squat begins with a bend in your knees while it also strengthens your glutes, hamstrings and calves, it stresses your quadriceps.
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