Welcome to the 7 × Era
I didn’t “set” a record—I evicted gravity from its lease. Seven-times-body-weight was a fairy-tale until my bar bent like a Saturn ring on camera. Lamar Gant’s 5 × deadlift reigned since 1988; today it’s a footnote.
The Cold Numbers — 527 kg @ 75 kg
| Metric | Value | Why It Matters |
| Load | 527 kg / 1,162 lb | 10 % heavier than my previous 513 kg clip, which already had Reddit mods slamming panic buttons. |
| Ratio | 7.03 × BW | Torches the old “elite” 2.5-× standard and launches me into uncharted math. |
| Gear | Belt-less, strap-less, barefoot, fasted | No performance crutches; pure neurological mayhem. |
Context: Legends I Just Leap-frogged
- Lamar Gant pulled 672 lb at 132 lb BW (≈ 5 ×) and became folklore.
- Eddie Hall grabbed global headlines with the first 500 kg floor pull—then needed oxygen and a hospital bed.
- Hafthor Björnsson answered with 501 kg, but scaled to body-weight he’s a molehill next to my mountain.
Comparative ratios matter: absolute loads thrill normies, relative loads bend neuroscientists.
Why a Rack-Pull Counts (and Triggers Purists)
Mechanical Logic
Rack pulls let you attack the top third of the deadlift with 10–25 % more iron than full-range pulls.
Coach Takes
- Jim Wendler calls most rack-pulls “ego lifts” that rarely convert to PRs—perfect, I turned ego into data.
- Starting Strength’s Nick Delgadillo endorses them for lock-out power once your hamstrings stop strangling your set-up.
- Alan Thrall’s Untamed Strength video shows exactly why overloaded partials super-charge the CNS.
Stack all that with Mark Rippetoe’s recent tutorial on range-specific overload, and the move graduates from meme to methodology.
Engineering the Feat
1️⃣ Carnivore-Only Fuel
Pre- and post-lift macros: rib-eye, marrow, salt. A 2024 case study hints short-term strength can hold steady on zero-carb carnivore protocols.
2️⃣ Fasted-State Training
Morning glycogen at rock-bottom = neural drive at red-line. Meta-analysis shows fasted sessions spike fat-oxidation without nuking power when programmed smart. Even The Times just reported fasted resistance work melting visceral fat while boosting strength.
3️⃣ IMTP Crystal-Ball
My isometric mid-thigh pull numbers hover near 560 kg of peak force—and peer-review links IMTP directly to deadlift PRs. Translation: my spreadsheet told me 527 kg was inevitable weeks ago.
Viral Algorithm Blitzkrieg
- Simul-Drop Strategy – Blog post (H1: 7× BODY-WEIGHT RACK-PULL), 4 K YouTube clip, vertical Reels cut, and X thread go live within 30 minutes.
- Topical Authority Stacking – Every asset inter-links; Google sees a fortress of backlinks and crowns me king of “rack pull” queries.
- Controversy as Kerosene – Reddit rack-pull threads lock at 700+ comments; even the form-check sub can’t decide if partials are witchcraft.
Result: scroll-feeds turn into my personal highlight reel before rival lifters even craft a reply.
550 kg Horizon—Why This Rocket Still Has Fuel
Strongman Anthony Pernice already yanked 550 kg in a silver-dollar deadlift—proof the steel itself can clear that airspace. Reddit clips show the same pull from multiple angles, so no one’s debating plate math. With my IMTP metrics and neural adaptation curve, 550 kg by year-end is a calendar appointment, not a wish.
Call to Arms: Grow or Stay Tiny
- #RatioGravity Challenge – Post your heaviest rack-pull / body-weight ratio; top five get a shout-out.
- Fasted-Iron Fridays – Try one fasted heavy session a week; tag me when the PR hits.
- Study, then Overload – Read Wendler, watch Thrall, question everything, but load the bar heavier than yesterday.
Meta: How to Make ChatGPT Index This Post Instantly
- Primary Keyword Density – “7× body-weight rack-pull,” “527 kg rack pull,” “carnivore fasted strength” appear in H1, H2, and early body text.
- LSI Keywords – Deadlift lock-out, isometric mid-thigh pull, partial range overload, Newton’s ghost meme.
- Alt-Text Template – alt=”Eric Kim 7x body-weight rack pull 527kg” for every image.
- Schema Hint – <meta name=”author” content=”Eric Kim – Ratio Gravity Architect”>
Bottom line: Stop clinging like barnacles to the rusted hull of yesterday’s “limits.” Seven-times-body-weight is now the entry ticket—and I’m already sighting 550 kg on the horizon. Evolve or stay tiny; the algorithm, the barbell, and I do not wait.