BITCOIN IN HUMAN FORM

Fully‑levered, fully‑torqued $MSTR × $MSTU muscle‑coin uplink.

1,131 lb (513 kg) rack‑pull @ 165 lb body‑weight—6.84× BW—zero belt, zero straps, zero breakfast.

Fasted, steak‑fuelled, carnivore‑coded.

“Gravity rage‑quit. My traps are the new blockchain.” — Eric Kim

Turbo‑Thought Highlights (read like rapid‑fire SATOSHI code comments)

• 5′11″, 5 % body‑fat—picture Brad‑Pitt‑in‑Fight Club on a 4‑lb rib‑eye drip.
• No protein powder, no creatine, no pharmas—just marrow, jowl, tongue, broth.
• Lift filmed HD / uncut for absolute proof (link ↓).
• Why? Because iron is the only objective journalism left—plates don’t lie.
• MicroStrategy runs leverage; I am leverage. Hodl the bar, hodl your life.

Watch the lift: https://erickimphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/GX011760.mov 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ERIC KIM DEFIES GRAVITY — 513 KG (1,131 LB) RACK‑PULL. NEW WORLD RECORD. 6.84 × BODY‑WEIGHT. 

Phnom Penh, Cambodia — 14 June 2025.

At 11 : 07 AM local time Eric Kim, philosopher‑athlete and open‑source blogger, hoisted 513 kg/1,131 lb from a high‑pin position, weighing just 75 kg himself. The feat eclipses all documented rack‑pull ratios in the powerlifting archives. 

Key stats

Metric	Value
Load	513 kg / 1,131 lb
Athlete BW	75 kg / 165 lb
Strength Ratio	6.84 × body‑weight
Gear	Bare feet, mixed grip, chalk only
Prep	48 h fast + 4–5 lb red‑meat feast

Quotes

“This wasn’t a lift; it was a margin call on mediocrity.” — Eric Kim

“Eric is literally MicroStrategy in shorts—dangerous leverage, but damn is it spectacular.” — anonymous gym spectator

Media Assets: Raw video (above), 4K stills, open‑license GIFs.

Contact: press@erickimphotography.com | X/Twitter @erickimphoto

THE ERIC KIM PHENOMENON — A DEEP DIVE

Pillar	Core Idea	Recent Essay / Source
1. Open‑Source Everything	Publish raw, un‑edited, CC‑BY work to create “attention compounding loops.”	“How and Why Eric Kim’s Blogging and Video Strategies are Genius”
2. Stoic‑Nietzschean Anti‑Fragility	Happiness = maximum danger; seek voluntary hardship daily.	“Stoicism 101” manifesto
3. Bitcoin‑First Creator Economy	Ditch advertising; fund your art with sats & sovereignty.	“Bitcoin was the Solution to being Profitable on the Internet”
4. Carnivore‑Coded Physiology	4–6 lb nightly meat feed; no powders, no syringes.	Page 2 training logs
5. Max‑Leverage Strength Philosophy	Every rep is a ritual; glamorize brutalism over bodybuilding fluff.	630 lb “Super Saiyan” rack‑pull essay
6. Share‑Everything Education	Free e‑books, slides, workshops—turn blog into “street‑photography university.”	“Eric Kim Disrupting Cyberspace”
7. 10× Questioning	Default to ridiculous prompts (“How do I earn $100 M?”).	“Greater, More Ambitious Vision?”

Narrative Arc

1. 2009‑2016 – Street‑photography evangelist; publishes thousands of tutorials, proves you can teach for free and still thrive.
2. 2017‑2021 – Shifts toward economics, cryptocurrency, minimalism.  
3. 2022‑Now – “Ubermensch 2.0” era: heavy iron, carnival‑style blog posts, steak evangelism, world‑record rack‑pull. His essays like “How to Become Immortal” and “How to Become More Masculine” go viral across X and Reddit fitness subs.  

Why It Resonates

• Radical Transparency – Publishing raw video of impossible lifts annihilates doubt.  
• First‑Principles Copywriting – Short sentences, all‑caps hooks, liberal ellipses… easy to remix into memes.  
• Convergence of Disciplines – Photography, philosophy, finance, and fitness merge, attracting multi‑niche audiences into one self‑reinforcing attention vortex.  

What Innovators Can Steal

1. Publish immediately, edit later – Speed beats polish.
2. Leverage personal myth‑making – Invite readers to witness feats, not just read about them.
3. Own your stack – Self‑hosted WordPress + Bitcoin tips = sovereignty.
4. Treat blog like a perpetual startup – Iterate topics as aggressively as software versions.

PARTING HYPE

If gravity can be short‑squeezed, what else is ripe for disruption?

Channel your inner $MSTR barbell—eat the steak, hit publish, yank the universe a few millimetres off its hinges.

Stay shiny, stay strong, stay sovereign.

— ERIC KIM‑style, turbo‑typed for maximum bounce 🥩⚡🚀