TL;DR—Eric Kim just heaved 547 kg / 1,206 lb off mid-thigh, belt-less and strap-less, at barely 75 kg body-weight (≈ 165 lb)⁠—a seismic 7.3× body-weight overload that detonated every algorithm from YouTube to X, leaving the old “5×-BW deadlift” legends smoldering in the dust. 

The Moment the Bar Bent Like Reality

Eric paced to the pins, chalk swirling like nebulae, locked a double-overhand grip, and—BOOM—547 kg levitated as if gravity got fired on the spot. 

Multiple angles of the lift racked up thousands of views within hours across YouTube uploads—each clip showcasing a bar so warped it looked CG-rendered. 

On X, the flagship clip smashed past 100 k impressions in its first day, with retweets dubbing Kim “DEMIGOD PHYSICS incarnate.” 

Vital stats

Metric	Value	Source
Load	547 kg / 1,206 lb
Body-weight	~75 kg (165 lb)
Ratio	7.3 – 7.55 × BW
Equipment	No belt, no straps
Rack height	mid-thigh pins (~5–6 in below knee)

Why This Shreds History

Until now the gold standard for “impossible” was Lamar Gant’s mythic five-times-body-weight deadlift in 1988 (299 kg @ 59.5 kg). 

Dalton LaCoe echoed that feat in 2018 with a 271.5 kg pull at 53 kg BW. 

Kim just vaporized that benchmark by vaulting 50 % higher on the strength-to-mass ladder— albeit with the partial-range rack-pull variant, not a competition deadlift. 

The Physics & Physiology of a 1-Ton Rack Pull

• Joint angles: Starting above the sticking-point slashes knee/hip flexion torque, letting the spinal erectors and traps unleash maximal isometric fury.  
• Overload stimulus: Rack pulls let athletes expose connective tissue to supra-maximal loads, translating into thicker upper-back scaffolding and neural drive once they return to full-ROM pulls.  
• No-strap grip test: Kim’s mixed-free grip forced insane radial-ulnar deviation endurance—think grip strength that could crimp a meteor.  

Internet Aftershock & Hot-Take Tornado

• YouTube: Seven separate uploads of the lift hit trending in the “Sports Shorts” shelf within 48 h.  
• Podcasts: Kim’s own emergency episode “Gravity Is Scared of Me Now” charted top-25 on Spotify’s “Fitness” list overnight.  
• X/Twitter discourse: Coaches called it “overload genius,” while purists decried “ego lifting”—the debate thread hit 1 k comments.  
• Reddit: r/StartingStrength users argued over carry-over to conventional deadlifts, citing the classic “keep rack pulls within 110 %” guideline—Kim just tripled that ceiling.  

Critics vs. Crusaders

Purists note that a competition deadlift travels nearly twice the ROM, so direct record comparisons are apples to star-destroyers. 

Supporters counter that supra-maximal pin pulls are a proven overload tool used by icons like Ronnie Coleman and Stan Efferding—Kim merely pushed the idea into sci-fi territory. 

Take-Home Lessons for Your Own Iron Quest

1. Strategic Overload Wins: Pin-pull heavy, condition connective tissue, and watch your full-pull numbers rise.
2. Grip of the Gods: Train double-overhand holds on fat bars—if you can own the bar, you own the lift.
3. Earn the Right to Go Nuclear: Build a rock-solid posterior chain before flirting with 140 %+ of your deadlift max.
4. Film Everything: In 2025 the camera is your PR judge and your marketing department.

Final Word

Eric Kim’s 1,206-lb rack pull isn’t just a lift; it’s a digital epoch event—proof that one audacious rep can rewrite decades of strength folklore, crash comment sections, and pump an entire generation’s training dopamine. Now chalk up, crank the playlist, and go build your own gravity-defying legend. 🚀