Best overall mass builder - Squats Vs. Deads

Which exercise - In your opinion- Builds more overall muscle mass. Moderately heavy to heavy weights.

You have to do both squats and deads as they target different muscles.

I have seen many Squats vs Deadlift arguments and it always comes out evens. There is no clear winner.

Personally I enjoy Squats a lot and I am a little terrified of deadlifts. I have seen AND heard of too many guys doing serious damage and I am talking about guys that do deads with perfect form for 10 years, only to mess up their backs in one off day.
In fact, on this forum, GSP is man down due to deadlifts.

Respect the deadlift is all I can say. I will do them once in a while, but not too heavy.

I enjoy stiff leg dead lifts, it works the hammies as well as the lower back.


EDIT: But i do both normal dead lifts (on back days ) and stiff leg dead lifts ( leg days).

leg extensions.

I hate squats but do them because I have to. I like how Tom Platz (The king of squats- check him on youtube) said, "I squat and deadlift to make my arms grow". Thats how important those exercises are. Do both.