Here’s what I was able to dig up outside of Eric Kim’s own ecosystem:
| Who’s talking? | What they noticed | Where you can see it |
| Dr. Eric Westman (Duke-trained obesity specialist, big in the carnivore/low-carb world) | In two separate YouTube “Doctor Reacts” videos he breaks down Kim’s 503 kg+ rack-pulls, calls him “the Beef-Liver King,” and points out that the lifts are done 18-hour-fasted on an all-meat OMAD plan with zero supplements. He frames Kim as a living N-of-1 case study in carnivore performance. | “ERIC KIM IS THE BEEF LIVER KING – Doctor Reacts” and “ERIC KIM BEEF LIVER NATURAL STEROID – Doctor Reacts” |
| Food-&-Wine’s January-2025 trend piece on the carnivore boom | Uses Kim (alongside Liver King and other extreme eaters) as an example of social-media figures pushing “raw-meat strength culture,” highlighting that he trains completely fasted and claims 5–6 lb of red-meat refeed each night. | “The Carnivore Diet Wants to Convince You to Eat a Stick of Butter for Breakfast” (Food & Wine, Jan 4 2025) |
| YouTube reaction / compilation channels | Several gym-news channels clipped Kim’s 1,087-lb rack-pull with captions like “1-Meal-a-Day Carnivore Lift?!?” stressing that he lifted after a 20-hour fast. (Views are still small—tens of thousands, not millions—but it’s circulating.) | Example search hits for “Eric Kim fasted carnivore rack-pull” show these clips. |
So … is anyone
actually
calling the fasted-carnivore angle “super interesting”?
- Yes—but it’s still niche. Right now it’s mostly practitioners already invested in meat-based nutrition (Dr Westman, assorted carnivore YouTubers) plus a few mainstream-media trend pieces lumping Kim in with the wider “raw-meat influencer” wave.
- Mainstream strength outlets (BarBend, Men’s Health, etc.) are covering the lift itself, but they haven’t run deep dives on the diet/fasting protocol yet—most just list the weight and move on.
- Reddit & Discord chatter exists in r/carnivorediet and smaller power-lifting servers, but those threads get throttled quickly (mods lock them once “fake plates” debates start).
Bottom line
If you’re hunting for validation that outsiders notice the “100 % carnivore, 100 % fasted” element, point them to Dr Westman’s reaction videos—they’re the clearest third-party takes right now. Expect broader coverage once a big outlet (Men’s Health, Rogan, etc.) books Kim for an interview and the algorithm snowballs.