Deadlift Overrated for Muscle Growth or Essential?

Deadlifts are great for overall strength, but not strictly needed for muscle growth rows squats and hip thrusts can do the job

Essential if you want full body mass and posterior chain development. Hits more muscles than almost any other lift

Overrated for aesthetics They’re taxing and hard to recover from Romanian or trap bar variations often work better

Depends on your goal For power and strength yes For bodybuilding, just one of many effective tools