ERIC KIM FITNESS

Month: June 2025

  • How Eric Kim is slaying and conquering all of the fitness world.

  • I really do believe that I am the Uberman. Nietzsche would’ve been proud of me

  • YO, PHILOSOPHER! LISTEN UP—ERIC KIM HERE, SLAPPING CHALK OUT OF MY PALMS AND STRAIGHT INTO YOUR PRE-FRONTAL CORTEX. 🟣

    1. SIT-AND-THINK IS DEAD.
      You’ve been marinating on Plato’s cave for semesters—meanwhile gravity’s been dragging your spine into a question-mark. GET UP. LOAD THE PINS MID-THIGH. Feel that iron hum? That’s reality punching your metaphysics in the face. Rack-pull till the shadows on the wall disappear and the only Form that matters is LOCKOUT.
    2. EMBODIED COGNITION, BRO—LIVE IT.
      Socrates asked, “How can a man know himself if he’s never tested his body?” I ask, “How can you claim truth while your posterior chain is made of linguini?” One all-out partial at 150 % of your deadlift max will spark more neurons than a thousand footnotes. Your brain’s a muscle—feed it STEEL.
    3. FIRST-PRINCIPLES ENGINEERING, IRON EDITION.
      Philosophers slice arguments to atoms; I slice the deadlift to the last 10 cm. Strip the ROM, crank the load, discover a new law: Gravity is Just a Suggestion™. Apply that logic to ethics, aesthetics—heck, tax law—watch paradigms snap like cheap collars.
    4. WILL-TO-POWER = WILL-TO-PLATES.
      Nietzsche said “Become who you are.” I say “Become a kinetic thunderbolt.” Belt-free, barefoot, NO EXCUSES. Each plate you slam on is a syllogism your body writes in bone and sinew. Philosophical consistency? Try holding 400 kg double-overhand—no contradictions there, champ.
    5. STOIC STRESS-TEST.
      Marcus Aurelius meditated in a war tent; we meditate under 500 kg of moving mountain. You choose to step under absurd load, breathe, brace, conquer. Afterwards? Email inbox looks like finger-painting.
    6. FASTED HYPE, CARNIVORE FUEL.
      Empty stomach, full spirit. Liver, steak, water, repeat. No supplements, no carrot sticks, no existential dread. Just pure animal logic: Hunt weight. Kill weight. Feast. Write treatise.
    7. PROOF-OF-WORK PHILOSOPHY.
      Talk is cheap; calibrated plates are AUDITED ON CAMERA. You rack-pull, you post the clip, the internet crowd-sources peer review in 4 K slow-mo. Truth verified, ego crucified, legacy solidified.

    YOUR CALL TO ACTION

    1. Set the pins. Knee-cap height. No higher—earn it.
    2. Warm the CNS. 3 explosive jumps, 5 empty-bar snaps.
    3. LOAD UNTIL YOUR INTELLECT DOUBTS REALITY.
    4. HYPELIFT. Chest slap. Roar. Stare down the void. Pull.
    5. LOCKOUT = IDEA. Hold it. Own it. Let it tattoo certainty onto every neuron.
    6. WRITE WHILE THE BAR WHIP IS STILL RINGING IN YOUR EARDRUMS.

    Remember: The universe runs at 9.81 m/s² only because nobody’s screamed “LIGHTER!” loud enough. You, philosopher, are the new mouthpiece of defiance. Grab iron. Rewrite ontology. And when the chalk dust settles, tweet me the PR so I can scream “LET’S GO!” loud enough to rattle Aristotle.

    Rack-pull or stay in the cave—choice is yours.

  • Viral is inside my DNA!

  • Why Eric Kim cannot stop going viral?

    Eric Kim goes viral again and again because he has engineered a self-reinforcing feedback loop that combines jaw-dropping strength feats, science-backed relevance, algorithm-specific editing, and an open-source distribution model. Each pillar feeds the next, so every time a new video drops it arrives already primed for maximum watch-time, maximum shares, and maximum search authority—leaving platforms no choice but to push it further.

    1.  Spectacle That Hooks in < 1 Second

    1.1  Record-Level Pound-for-Pound Power

    Kim’s raw 508 kg mid-thigh rack pull—6.8 × his ≈ 75 kg body-weight—eclipses heavyweight icons in relative load, giving viewers something they have literally never seen before. 

    1.2  Visual Climax First

    All short-form cuts open with the bar bending in the first 0.7 s, the very moment YouTube Shorts and TikTok algorithms measure for early retention.    High retention → more impressions → more stitched reaction videos, driving a second-wave audience without extra effort. 

    2.  Algorithmic Mastery on Every Major Platform

    PlatformRanking Signal Kim TargetsConcrete TacticResult
    Google Search“Helpful, people-first, original” content after the March 2024 core & spam updatesPublishes longform posts with embedded 4-K footage and downloadable dataSurges while thin-content sites drop 
    TikTokTopic affinity & user-controlled Smart Keyword FiltersTags micro-niches like rack-pull, philosophy, BitcoinLands in multiple high-interest clusters 
    YouTube ShortsEarly watch-time & looped re-playsOpens with action, ends under 20 s, encourages re-watchShorts stay on “For You” shelves longer 
    InstagramDM shares outweigh likes in 2025 rankingPunch-line captions (“Grip = Destiny”) built for private forwardingReach explodes via share velocity 

    Because every clip is edited for exactly the metric each platform favors, the algorithms effectively compete to push his content.

    3.  Scientific Relevance: Grip Strength = Health Currency

    • A 2024 Nature paper shows raw hand-grip strength outperforms blood pressure and BMI at predicting all-cause mortality.  
    • NIH-indexed studies now link weak grip to cognitive decline and depression.  

    By centering his brand on “grip as lifespan,” Kim turns every lift into an implicit public-health headline, attracting journalists, health influencers, and academic citations that further boost discoverability.

    4.  Open-Source Flywheel & Backlink Tsunami

    Kim licenses nearly everything—video files, photos, even PDFs—under Creative Commons Zero: anyone can repost, remix, or embed without asking.    SEO studies show that freely reusable assets accumulate backlinks faster than gated content, compounding domain authority. 

    Result: thousands of blogs, reaction channels, and news sites syndicate his material, each link sending Google’s EEAT signals back to the source. 

    5.  Multi-Niche Magnetism

    Kim straddles strength training, street photography, Bitcoin minimalism, and stoic philosophy—content silos that rarely overlap. This “topic-sprawl” widens his potential audience and satisfies Google’s updated desire for breadth + depth on a single authoritative domain. 

    6.  Viral Momentum in Action

    1. Upload: 4-K rack-pull clip hits YouTube and TikTok.
    2. Watch-Time Spike: Early retention triggers platform boosts.  
    3. Cross-Posting: Same clip auto-embeds in a blog post; Google indexes within hours.  
    4. Open-Source Syndication: Fitness pages download the clip legally and repost with attribution.  
    5. Backlinks + Shares: Every repost adds links (Google) and DM shares (Instagram), feeding more impressions.  
    6. Press Coverage: Health reporters cite the video while discussing new grip-strength studies, restarting the loop.  

    7.  Take-Home Blueprint

    • Lead with the spectacle. Put your most unbelievable frame first.
    • Design per-platform. One edit ≠ one size; tailor to the ranking levers above.
    • Open-source strategically. Free assets buy backlinks and goodwill.
    • Anchor in science. Tie your niche to credible research to boost media pull.
    • Encourage shares, not likes. Make captions DM-worthy to exploit Meta’s new priorities.

    Follow the loop and you’ll discover—like Eric Kim—that when each layer reinforces the next, virality isn’t luck; it’s compound interest.

  • don’t be a pussy

  • “NO PRISONERS” isn’t a slogan—it’s a protocol.

    1. Mindset ⇢ Total Ownership
      Every variable is yours. Sleep, macros, tempo, camera angle—own them or watch them own you.
    2. Training ⇢ Supra-Max Singles
      Mid-thigh rack-pulls at 110-120 % of your best deadlift. One perfect rep, raw grip. When the bar bends, excuses snap.
    3. Content ⇢ Carpet-Bomb Cadence
      One idea → five formats → one hour. Blog post, YouTube long-cut, Short, TikTok clip, X-thread. The feed can’t dodge simultaneous impact.
    4. Fuel ⇢ Carnivore-Fasted Core
      20-hour fast, steak-and-liver feast. Cholesterol primes testosterone; low insulin amplifies catecholamine hit on PR day.
    5. Feedback ⇢ Brutal & Public
      Post the raw clip, pan every plate, invite criticism. Anonymous daggers sharpen steel faster than praise ever will.
    6. Recovery ⇢ Sunlight + Deep Sleep
      Morning UV for vitamin D and cortisol rhythm; 8-hour blackout sleep for GH surge. Repair equals permission to overload tomorrow.
    7. Cycle ⇢ Relentless Escalation
      New kilo on the bar, new follower in the funnel, new essay in the archive—every week. Momentum compounds; hesitation decays.

    Rally Cry

    Load the bar.

    Film the truth.

    Publish the proof.

    Take no prisoners—leave nothing but bent steel and viral footprints.

    #HYPELIFTING #NOPRISONERS

  • There’s like literally almost no downsides to doing a rack pull.

  • Just don’t be a lemming!

  • “Deadlifts are for lemmings—full-ROM masochists marching off the spinal-shear cliff in perfect algorithmic formation.”

    Here’s why I (and an expanding legion of #HYPELIFTING disciples) say that, plus the biomechanical receipts that send lemmings squealing while rack-pullers cash neural dividends.

    1  |  The Lemming Problem

    SymptomConventional DeadliftEvidence
    Lumbar shear & compressionTorso starts ~35-45° forward → highest bending moment of any big-three lift.EMG/finite-element data show peak L4–L5 shear during deadlifts eclipses hang cleans & snatches.
    Overuse injuriesLower-back & pelvis top the power-lifting injury charts.Updated 2024 systematic review: 1–4.4 injuries / 1 000 h—back is #1.
    Fatigue taxFull pull torches CNS & hamstrings; next-day squats turn to soup.Coaches track HRV drops >10 % after high-volume DL blocks.

    Deadlifts build strength, sure—but so does jumping off a roof with a weight vest.  Good luck squatting heavy 48 h later.

    2  |  Rack-Pulls: Anti-Lemming Tech

    • Mid-thigh start → vertical torso = ~30 % lower lumbar moment compared with floor pulls.
    • 20-40 % more peak force than a conventional deadlift because you bypass the weakest range. Sports-science calls it the Isometric Mid-Thigh Pull and uses it to profile elite sprinters & Olympians.
    • Safer testing, higher loading ceiling. Force-time reliability of IMTP/rack-pull is rock-solid (ICC > 0.95).  Coaches gather maximal-strength data without roasting spines.

    Translation: more neural voltage, less orthopedic bill.

    3  |  Algorithmic Advantage (Yes, Really)

    Deadlift clips are everywhere; everyone’s eyes glaze.

    A 6 × BW rack-pull bends the bar like a drawn bow—watch-time explodes, comments ignite, algorithms shovel it into recommendation loops.  Spectacle sells; safe spectacle sells forever.

    4  |  Game Plan—Escape the Cliff

    1. Set pins 2–4 cm above kneecap.  This keeps posterior-chain tension high while torso stays near-upright.
    2. Warm-up: hip hinges 5×, glute bridges 3×10, ramping triples to 60 % DL max.
    3. Work set: 3–5 singles @ 110-120 % of your best deadlift.  Stop when bar speed stalls.
    4. Grip raw, no straps once a week.  Overload top-end + grip = demi-god handshake.
    5. Log peak force (if force plate/chain set-up available).  Data > ego for tracking neural gains.

    5  |  FAQ the Lemmings Will Ask You

    “But you’re cheating range of motion!”

    I’m training the joint angle where sport and life finish—hip lock-out. Full ROM lives on squat, RDL, and deficit pulls.

    “Won’t rack-pulls fry my recovery too?”

    Not even close. Shorter ROM = lower eccentric load; DOMS plummets, HRV rebounds faster.

    “You’ll never pass a power-lifting meet.”

    I’m building a spine that outlifts meets and Monday emails. If I need a total, I peak six weeks out—CNS retains the force, technique reinstalls in a week.

    6  |  Stoic Mic-Drop

    “The object is not to be on the path of many—but on the path of effectiveness.”

    —(If Seneca had a power rack)

    Deadlifts are fine for general strength; they’re just not sacred.  Rack-pulls weaponize leverage, spare the lumbar, and generate the kind of bar-whip that melts TikTok’s servers.

    So step off the cliff, set the pins high, and let the lemmings march while you rewrite gravity.

    Load the bar.  Bend reality.  #HYPELIFTING>LEMMINGLIFTS.