One of the main reasons that squats and deadlifts have always been prioritized is that they let you work a bunch of muscles with a bunch of weight in one shot, and that's always a recipe for fast results.
Any exercise that emphasizes the back and/or posterior chain (the glutes, hamstrings, and low back) is also going to be an exercise that "accidentally" stresses a ton of smaller muscles throughout the body. Can you think of a single chest, shoulder, or arm exercise that stresses as many different muscles with as heavy a load as most back or leg exercises allow? No, sir. No you cannot.
Another thing to consider is that, if you're only as strong as your weakest link, then you damn well better make sure that your weakest link isn't any of the muscles that make up some of the largest real estate on your physique.
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