When I lived in South Carolina, I knew a guy named Bill who was a one time a world-class power-lifter. Bill was around 6'2 & weighed at least 350lb. One day I came in late & Bill was doing partial deadlifts . Not set high either, he was doing 3/4 of a full pull. The bar was full to the end w/45's. I walked up & asked Bill if he had wrist wraps & he told me(swear to God) he only used wraps when he went heavy. He put a little chalk on his hands pulled his belt tight & did 10 easy (almost effortless) reps. I asked what he considered heavy & he said anything over 1000lbs. If you would have seen that like I did, like me you would have probably believed him. He was absolutely the strongest guys I have EVER seen,bar none. He almost got kicked out of Gold's because he bent the sh*t out of every bar they had