There are MANY gyms in the country where huge lifts are done everyday.There is no need to tape the lifts because the guys who train in these gyms actually go into power meets and prove the numbers ON the platform,not on some jerkoff site like youtube.Thats the problem with the forums.You have a bunch of guys who doubt any claim,even if the claim is proven in an official meet,written up in a magazine and normally shown on the internet.They doubt those type of lifts because they train in little pussy gyms like PLANET FITNESS or NY SPORTS CLUBS where the norm is 145 pound assisted bench presses.Just to give an example.Last weekend Greg Panora totalled 2600lbs at 242,Chuck Vogelpohl totaled 2550,and Matt Wenninmg totaled 2450.All these guys train at Westside Barbell.Yes,you wont find even ONE strong guy in most gyms,but in many gyms there are nothing but strong people.