OK...this how deep do you squat thing has to take a back seat to how well do you squat. This is not a criticism, Tex, it's just a statement of experience, if you squat hams to calves after doing SS and with the weight you stated I almost guarantee you're sacrifising your lower back.

This is why I keep harping on mobility versus stability and all that. I've been able to squat hams to calves since I can remember...only my spine drifted way up under my hips doing it.

Another observation that leads me to that conclusion is the idea that your legs are strong from legpress leading to your squat being bigger than your deads. Being that squats are an everything under the bar exercise and leg-press really doesn't help a GOOD squat that much, coupled with the hams to calves statement...I'm imagining a problematic squat.

I could be completely wrong of course! But the biggest point I want to make is this: Everyone keeps asking "how much" as if there is some magical number that says you should add a single leg movement, or do more dumbell work, or anything...and there is absolutely no credible reason for that except plain old dogma.

I've yet to see someone coming off three day a week squatting SS style who shouldn't be doing some glute and hamstring strengthening, focused core work, and all sorts of other beneficial proactive variety. All this stuff can ONLY help you.

The simple question was "should I add some variety". The simple answer is it is never to early to have certain beneficial movments in your training.

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If you act sanctimonious I will just list out your logical fallacies until you get pissed off and spew blasphemous remarks.