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because if you are doing a split and if you have large overlap it means your frequency of hitting each muscle group is more. does this make sense? i never look at this stuff in terms of muscle groups...i like to break things down into lifts.

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I started to say no, but I see what you're getting at. I still don't agree although maybe I should. If that's your reasoning, then why not do a squat variation every day of the week? (example)

EDIT: I guess it comes down to how much is too much. If you're doing Workout A and then Workout B the next day, you'll only most likely need a day of rest in between. So you'll be averaging 5-6 workouts a week. Is that not enough frequency?

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you could do that. why couldn't you?

olympic atheletes sometimes train 6 times a DAY for 6 days a WEEK!!!

it's all about optimizing recovery.

firstly, in no way am i saying splits are good. i would never do a split.

however, if lets say that someone really want to do a split, then this could be a good split:

Day 1: Back
Day 2: Off
Day 3: Chest and Biceps
Day 4: Legs
Day 5: off
Day 6: Shoulders and Triceps
Day 7: Off

Now, on back day you could do deadlifts, on chest day you could do flat and incline, on leg day you could do squats and on shoulders day you could do presses.

this does not bring frequency up to 2x a week (like how an upper-lower does) however, with good exercise selection you could bring frequency up to 1.5x

regarding your question about doing squat variations every day of the week, in practical programming, rippetoe outlines loading parameters for those who want to train 6x a week
Monday: Heavy
Tuesday: Medium
Wednesday: Light
Thursday: Heavy
Friday: Light
Saturday: Medium
Sunday: Off
This is supposed to work.

If you asked me what I genuinely think, id say:
1.) splits are my last choice
2.) squatting 2-3x a week is fine. more than that and i have to take special care of my joints + mobility

oh i didnt read that....he's doing it M/T T/F

OP: do this on a MWF basis...not a 4 day a week rotation. This is A/B/A/B/A/B/A/B, etc on a MWF rotation...

thanks for pointing that out to me, Ross.