To me it was never very impressive, it set the bar for "you're someone that is no longer general population strength". It was the benchmark for someone who put a few years in the gym, sometimes even half-assed. I hit 220lbs as a 160lb 17 year old and I knew so many friends that could go beyond me, even to 3 plates for the actual "athletes" of the school.

I didn't lift for many years and at age 23 I decided to get my nutrition and lifting right for about 3 months and I went from a 170lb 1rm to 245lbs and then quit again lol.

I just legitimately don't think it's a crazy number to acheive, any one of my friends that actually knows a sliver about training and nutrition and dedicated themselves for a small portion of their life can get to 2 plates easily.