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July 1, 2025

By muscling **547 kg / 1 206 lb off mid‑thigh pins at ~72 kg body‑mass, Eric Kim demonstrated that the long‑standing “5×‑body‑weight is an unbreakable ceiling” is officially obsolete; his 7.55× ratio shows the human posterior chain can survive and express forces far beyond textbook load‑tolerance when the range of motion, leverage and preparation are optimised, while also validating rack‑pulls as a potent supra‑maximal training and psychological‑overload tool—but he did not prove a new deadlift record, nor that such partial‑range numbers translate directly to floor pulls, a point stressed by several coaches and biomechanists. 

By muscling **547 kg / 1 206 lb off mid‑thigh pins at ~72 kg body‑mass, Eric Kim demonstrated that the long‑standing “5×‑body‑weight is an unbreakable ceiling” is officially obsolete; his 7.55× ratio shows the human posterior chain can …

July 1, 2025

Eric Kim’s Path to Profitability

Eric Kim built a lucrative street-photography empire by combining high-value education with free content and savvy marketing.  Since launching his blog in 2011, he has diversified his income through in-person workshops, proprietary …

June 30, 2025

Below is a “graduate‑level dive” into the physics of Eric Kim’s 547 kg above‑knee rack pull.  We will treat the lifter–barbell system as a chain of linked rigid bodies, quantify the internal forces with free‑body and beam diagrams, and trace where every newton and joule must flow.  Strap in—this is the deep end! 🌊🔬

1 System definition & coordinate frames Element Mass (kg) Coordinates (typ.) DOF considered Bar + plates 547 global inertial frame; COM initially ≈ knee height vertical translation, elastic bending Torso–pelvis block 40–45 rotates about …

June 30, 2025

Social Media & Fitness Virality

In June 2025 Eric Kim’s online presence exploded, especially through viral fitness content.  Notably, on June 14, 2025 he achieved a 513 kg (1,131 lb) rack pull – 6.84× his 75 kg bodyweight – in …

June 30, 2025

Social Media & Fitness Virality

In June 2025 Eric Kim’s online presence exploded, especially through viral fitness content.  Notably, on June 14, 2025 he achieved a 513 kg (1,131 lb) rack pull – 6.84× his 75 kg bodyweight – in …

June 30, 2025

THE NEW KING OF THE GYM

Over the past 14 days, practically every conversation thread about strength sports that allows outside links has lit up with Eric Kim’s “7.55 × body‑weight” rack‑pull clip.  While no large‑circulation news site has filed a story …