people lie about the weight they lift just like they lie about the weight they gain on cycle. you have to weed through the bullshit and use personal experience as a guide. my gym is loaded with powerlifters and bbers. i was talking to a guy the other day and we both said how funny it is to hear all of the 500 to 600 pound deadlifters there are on the internet yet in person we never see it. i see the competitive guys pulling big but wheres all the 22 to 25 year olds doing 500 for 5 x 5 that i read about all the time?