Not gonna happen. He has different connective tissue than you do.
WTF? What is he, another species?
Some say not to bench, as you'll get hurt. You can say that about lifting in general. If you believe that, then why lift at all? People get hurt doing things incorrectly. Too much, too often, to failure, not enough rest and recovery time, bad nutrition, all can get you hurt doing any lifts, especially big lifts.
Pat Casey, first man to bench over 600lbs. raw, favored dumbbell training, to get the strength, to do bench press with a barbell. The advantage there is that dumbbell training overcomes the bi-lateral strength deficit, that comes from side and hand dominance, that can hold you back on two handed lifts, where the dominant side and hand does most of the lift, and the weak side doesn't get enough work, and therefore lags behind in developing strength, ultimately weakening your lifting ability, and leading to a plateau that you won't get above.
Mike MacDonald used a chambered bar (AKA MacDonald Bar), in practice for the bench press, as it increased his ROM strength in the lower part of the lift. Again doing ancillary lifts, to get the strength to do the bench press.
Vince Gironda was the second, or third man (depending on who's keeping score) to officially lift over 500lbs. (on a butcher block bench, without padding, that he had made for his gym). His favorite exercise, to build strength for the bench press, was to bring the bar down to the neck, not the chest. Naturally you need good spotters, or a rack, cage for safety.
The point is that, if you want to train for a big bench press, then you have to do more than practice bench presses, to get there.
