Agreed but you gotta get the form down. I'd say start with air squats, kettle bell squats, then work your way up. Plenty of ways to build up your stamina without putting heavy weight on your shoulders.
Should've specified. Meant more around the lines that you can build a strong lower body without back squats, and that you can learn proper form (keep chest tight, don't round your back etc) without putting a barbell on your shoulders.
For me, I hit a PR of 405 for one rep on squats in my early 20s with likely bad form. Couple weeks later, did a warmup set w/ a quality belt and felt a pull in my back.
3 years later, I'm foam rolling/modified yoga every morning and night to keep the 3mm separations on every disc from causing me massive pain.
Tl;dr version - don't gotta jump into heavy back squats and don't ego lift, slow and steady or you will pay the price.
