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It’s about shortening the range of movement to make the lift “easier”. I think the rules state that your arse and shoulders must be on the bench, which is why the contorted position looks like it does - arching the back as much as possible to raise the chest while keeping bum and shoulders on the bench to so the bar doesn’t have to go as low when compared to benching with a flat back on the bench.
Nef
I was watching powerlifting on Eurosport yesterday evening, wtaf is the bench press position about?
Some of the camera angles when the lifters were getting set looked like something out of one of those niche bars where the waitress fires a ping pong ball at you.