Krankenstein: Not a question of liking the kid, I don't even know him. Have no emotional involvement, only a stranger in my eyes.
The point of his being natural, or not, had never been my concern. I don't care if he's juiced to the gills. And I never said one way or another if I thought he was. Being BB'er ripped has not much to do with any 400+ bench, just to add. Pure BB'ers are not known for their feats on strength.
Yes, the first time I benched 415 was over in Pago Pago (born in a village near there & left when I was 10 years old for the mainland). My family returned there for a funeral. I was in my teens, and around 208 at the time. No big deal, just what I do (my grandfather was supposed to be the strongest man on the island at one time). To be truthful, I never liked the bench all that much anyway. Just to say, I am large framed/heavy boned and thick by nature.
To me, the lifted looked straight, as did the plates on the bar..not faked. Just giving a personal reflection of my view only. Maybe I'm being the fool, who knows? I do know that many video's on GB are bogus, as are the claimed of many, many guy's who post here. And certainly video's and pictures do lie, at times. I have spotted and judged, many benches, so I'm good to go with the experience factor.
Just to note: If any one goes by the handle "Big" this or that, than a red flag goes up in my mind that he's actually some 165lb'er or fat slob hiding behind a keyboard. Good Luck.