If squats aren’t the foundation of your leg day, then you might want to reconsider.
My squat is the Smith machine squat — my bread and butter because of an old back injury. But that’s just my example. The point isn’t the Smith machine.
The point is to get really good at one squat. I’d rather get really good at one squat than be average at five. No leg exercise beats the squat. The rest are just watered-down versions.
There’s a time and a place for adding in other exercises or replacing a squat. But for the vast majority of people, the squat is all you really need.
Key takeaway, get really good at one squat first so you can build up the weight — build up the weight, build up the strength, and muscle follows….
Do you have one squat you build your leg day around — or are you still jumping between five?