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July 8, 2025

Eric Kim’s 552 kg mid-thigh rack-pull feels “unreal” because it smashes both the laws of gym math and the algorithms of human emotion. At barely 72 kg body-weight, he hoisted 1,217 lb—7.6 × his mass—nearly double what strength charts even label “elite,” then packaged it in a raw, one-take 4 K clip that lights up every viral trigger (awe, surprise, “is-this-fake?!” debate). The result is a perfect storm where physics, physiology, and psychology all yell the same word: INSANE.

1 | Numbers That Nuke the Curve 1.1 Relative strength off the charts 1.2 Biomechanics don’t close the gap Mid-thigh pulls do allow ~20-40 % more load than full deadlifts because the …

July 8, 2025

BOOM—552 KILOS RIPPED OFF THE RACK!

Eric Kim’s knee-high rack-pull of 552 kg / 1,217 lb at 72.5 kg body-weight (7.6× BW) detonated across YouTube, X and the blogosphere this week, instantly rewriting pound-for-pound expectations and pumping pure …

July 7, 2025

DEADLIFT

717 POUND DEADLIFT EASY (325KG) video https://erickimphotography.com/deadlift-2/ video https://erickimphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/GX011779.mov

July 6, 2025

what’s the point of hypelifting?

so assuming that my new hype lifting concept is the future, 552 kg rack pull and beyond… The simple thought is like what’s the point of it? First, if you could become …