Originally Posted by
tiny&mighty
In one of his podcasts, Andy Baker was saying is that, if a lifter cannot squat deep enough, it's fine as long as he is consistently squatting "a little too high", but to the same depth 80-90% of the time. My guess is that this would apply to somebody who squats "a little too low" as well. If you squat too deep, but consistently to the same depth, I wouldn't sweat it unless this becomes an unsurmountable obstacle to your progress.
Personally, I get mad when I don't squat deep enough (like in my most recent session), but I don't mind going a little too deep. Oddly enough, I feel somewhat proud when this occurs. It typically happens on my lighter (volume) days, as is did for you with that 4 X 4.
As far as your programming is concerned, I cannot offer you any advice, but as I've said before, the amount of work you do is impressive, so don't set yourself short. Not a chance I could sustain that. As a matter of fact, my 60-year-old husband once complained about how hard is heavy day was (while doing a very gentle HLM program). In response, I read him one of your entries and haven't heard him complain ever since.
At the end of the day, what I have learned from my unfortunate coaching experiment is that enjoying my training matters as least as much as the progress I achieve from it. Are you having fun? Progress matters, but enjoying the process does too.
No matter what you decide, don't stop! You are an inspiration!