I have a friend. He won the European championship in bench press. The organisation is called IPF. He is like 100kg and did 260 something with bench shirt. He is around 220-230 raw. Very strong.
BUT! When Im watching benchpress at youtube there is a lot of guys throwing around those weights in raw benchpress. How come?? I mean if u win European championship in some other sport, like 100m, weight lifting, hurdles, long jump, pole jump, there is no amateur that can compete with you.
Why is it like this in powerlifting?