Powerbuilder, I benched 165kg @ 90kg with no arch, no shirt, elbows out, to the nipples.
Strong is strong.
Morgan and the others are right. Press correctly.
Powerlifters bench that way to take advantage of their bench shirt. Its a different lift to the regular raw bench. If your going to wear a shirt and your belly is your highest point when laying down, then by all means emulate your heroes.
Judging by your pics, your belly is not your highest point, your chest is. Try benching to it to shorten your ROM.
You guys pick the worst role models.
At the end of the day, some size to go with that strength isnt a bad thing, lets try and develop the muscle were training, just for shits and giggles.
You dissed Dorian Yates for drug taking in another thread, do you think Dave Tate and other belly benches may have dabbled in performance enhancing drugs?