no its not for bragging rights, I feel 40- reps is attainable by anyone, my goal is to get to 50 reps by january, I never put over 225 on the bench, I just rep it and superset it with like 100lb dumbbells, so I achieve a burn as if I was benching 400lbs. ronnie coleman benches 225 for 75 reps.............sergio olivia never benched over 225 either, he just repped out and supersetted, you can attain a huge chest by other means than benching 500lbs.