Exactly. People are either full of shit here, or we just have a cross-section of much stronger men...or maybe a little of both.
I would notice if anyone squatted or bench pressed 405+. Never happens.
It's very rare at normal commercial gyms.
But the hardcore gyms that are increasingly hard to find, have a lot of strong guys.
15 years ago, i lifted at a hardcore gym for a few years.
Used to see guys benching 400+ and squatting 500+ almost daily.
You have to remember that people that are this strong make up a very small part of the population.
And online pretty much everyone lies about how strong they are.
It's due to insecurity and bragging rights.
I posted a video of me squatting 635 pounds on here a long time ago. It was hilarious how many people discredited it as a normal lift.
This is
Sparta Getbig.
We are the elite of the elite.
Go to a state level power lifting competition, that's the only place you will consistently see strong lifts.
My first state level meet, the guys in my class were opening with more than my max. And i had just won the local meet for my region.
Also, need to live in a big City with a lot of people. In Houston there were huge strong dudes all over the place. Here where i live now i doubt there are more than 1-2 people who can bench more than 350 pounds. Compare 4 million people to 90k.