this is kind of a funny thread. i guess it shows how different peoples perspectives are. one upon a time when i was sort of a strong guy, i had done true OL style squats of 500x20reps and 605x10 reps, bar high on my back, way below parrallel, and not even wearing a belt. when i was in columbus at westside i was talking to louie about that, actually was quite proud of it... louie was totally indifferent and basically said it didnt matter a bit to him what someone could do with light weights like 500 or 600lbs, to know if you were strong or not hed have to see what you could do with a heavy weight!
on the other hand, you put something like that on some forums, and a bunch of guys are going to look at it as so incredible as to not believe it at all.
i guess when you train with guys like chuck v. every day, you dont impress easily, but when you train at the local golds and see guys puffing their chests out because they can take 315 halfway down for a few reps, anything really strong does seem unbelievable.