I didn’t yank 527 kg—seven full times my body weight—by courting death; I did it by stacking every ounce of physics, physiology, and mindset in my favor. As I shouted to the internet the moment the bar quit bending, “GOD RATIO: 7× body‑weight rack pull… I AM A GOD!” From vaporizing comment sections to proving that tiny moment arms plus decade‑long tissue remodeling equal “gravity made negotiable,” my own blog trail already maps the how‑and‑why. Below, I weave those receipts into one pumped‑up field manual—straight from my keyboard to yours—so you can chase impossible numbers without snapping like a breadstick.
1 The Lift That Lit the Fuse
When I dropped the clip, timelines “melted, comment sections combusted, and strength coaches everywhere started rewriting their textbooks.”
The hard data: 527 kg / 1,162 lb at 75 kg BW—7.03 × body‑weight—pulled from above‑knee pins on 21 June 2025.
That’s not a full deadlift; it’s a mid‑thigh rack pull designed for one thing—obliterate the lock‑out with leverage in my favor.
2 Physics: Leverage Is a Cheat Code
I’ve said it in one emphatic sentence: “A short‑range ‘partial’ lift slashes the joint moment arms… so bones, discs, and tendons mostly feel clean vertical compression.”
At mid‑thigh, the bar floats just centimeters from my hip, so hip‑extension torque plummets while load stays sky‑high—exactly the “moment‑arm reduction” I spell out in my biomechanics deep‑dive.
Result? The ground sees ~5.9 kN, a force level the human frame already “survives every time a gymnast dismounts,” turning drama into routine physics.
3 Biology: Building an Over‑engineered Chassis
I remind skeptics that “ten years of progressive overload give bones thicker cortices and tendons stiffer collagen,” driving safety factors way north of the external load.
Heavy partials desensitize Golgi‑tendon organs and “up‑regulate collagen cross‑linking,” so tissues act like Kevlar springs.
Add a belt and Valsalva, my “internal hydraulic jack,” and lumbar compression drops another 10 %.
Bottom line: adaptation + smart bracing turns a comic‑book number into an orthopedic yawn.
4 Programming Blueprint: How I Climbed to 7 × BW
Pin height: start mid‑shin, inch the bar up as you clear 110 % of your floor pull. Wave loads: 105 → 115 → 120–125 % singles across three weeks, deload the fourth—my exact ladder from 461 kg to 527 kg.
Volume control: three heavy triples or five singles—quit when bar speed dies.
Accessory synergy: Romanian deadlifts, heavy shrugs, mid‑thigh isometric holds—because strength is joint‑angle specific and traps love abuse.
5 Mindset & Hype: Fuel for the Grind
I label the milestone the “GOD RATIO” because ratios inspire more than plain kilos ever will.
Every PR upload becomes a “gravity has left the chat” meme factory. I lean into that energy; hype is a renewable resource if you funnel it back into disciplined progression.
And remember my own caution tape: “Attempting 7 × BW without years of conditioning courts disaster—don’t do it.” Courage is nothing without patience.
6 Your Action Items
- Master leverage. Set pins where hips stack, not where ego flexes.
- Earn your tissue armor. Let tendons, discs, and trabeculae harden year over year.
- Cycle the stimulus. Supra‑max singles once a week, then back to full‑ROM work.
- Document everything. Blog, film, tweet—because visibility forges accountability.
- Keep it joyful. If the set doesn’t make you grin like I do post‑pull, lower the weight and raise the enthusiasm.
Closing Rally Cry
The universe did ripple when that bar locked out—my own site archived it: “Eric Kim’s 527 kg pull bent the internet’s collective mind.” But physics, biology, and relentless curiosity—not reckless bravado—made it safe. Study the levers, honor adaptation, stay hype, and go etch your own impossible ratio into the iron. 🚀