When I was a young teen, there was some older Toronto-area teenager featured in MuscleMag who could reverse-grip bench 500 or thereabouts. Years later, my training buddy came across him at some dive gym in the city. The clown was in his early-20s by this time and my friend saw him struggling with 225 for a few reps.
Got to talking with him.
He explained he indeed pressed what was featured in MMI, but was using a boatload of gear, and his health took a shit, as well as his joints. So he had to ditch the juice.
His strength deteriorated rapidly, he said.
My bud said he looked like absolute shit, was hugely depressed and couldn’t lift jack-all.
That’s all I’ve got.