re: L4/L5 herniated discs

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I guess I’m just at a point to where I’m not squatting at least 385, deadlifting 465, and benching 315 (and I’m talking about sets of 10 or more reps) then I’m just wasting my time. No way you can convince me that putting 385 lbs on L4/5 with perfect form and squatting it repetitively isn’t bad or te herniation.

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That's right. It's impossible to put zero load on the lower back when doing heavy weights like that. No reason to mess around with it. At the very least, AFTER a herniation is healed, there are fibers that sort of enmesh the disc when it is properly in place. Those have likely been severed with the herniation and it's wise to let them grow back for months.