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Video https://youtu.be/qrw0SEbszFYThe Eric Kim 723.4 kg (1,595 lb) rack-pull at ~71 kg bodyweight is extraordinary because it shatters every known ratio boundary of human pulling strength. A rack pull is a partial-range deadlift from elevated pins—usually at or above the knee—that removes the hardest mechanical segment of the lift and lets an athlete handle far greater loads. Still, Kim's self-reported 10.19× body-weight figure dwarfs anything in sanctioned history. For context: Hafþór Björnsson's verified 510 kg full deadlift equals 2.5× BW; Rauno Heinla's 580 kg 18-inch pull equals 3.6× BW. Kim's number is roughly four times that relative intensity.The lift, posted on his own sites and YouTube in October 2025 with “verification pending,” shows the bar loaded beyond 700 kg and bending heavily. No federation or third-party audit yet confirms it, so it sits in the domain of independent documentation. The math checks: 723.4 ÷ 71 = 10.19 ×; 723.4 kg = 1,595 lb. Biomechanically, a mid-thigh rack pull shortens bar travel to perhaps 20 cm, cutting torque demands on hips and knees by ≈70 %. Mechanical work falls to roughly 1,400 J—about half that of a 510 kg full deadlift—yet the axial load exceeds 7,000 N, imposing spinal compression near 1 MN. Such tension levels push human connective-tissue and neural-drive limits but remain physically possible for brief static exertion.Because rack pulls are unsanctioned, credibility depends on audit quality. A verifiable packet would require:• Pin-height measurement in cm, filmed before and after.• On-camera weigh-in.• Plate-by-plate inventory with make/model and post-lift re-weigh.• Continuous multi-angle footage from loading to unload.• Independent witnesses signing an attempt sheet.• Public release of uncut files and metadata hashes.Only then could the number become a reproducible benchmark akin to the standardized 18-inch Silver Dollar record.Why it feels “insane” stems from scaling laws: muscle strength grows with cross-sectional area (~mass²⁄³), so a 71 kg lifter should, by theory, move only ~450 kg at best in that range. Surpassing 700 kg therefore implies extreme neural efficiency, connective adaptation, and precise leverage optimization. At 10× bodyweight, Kim effectively endures the equivalent of ten times Earth's gravity for a fraction of a second—something normally reserved for hydraulic rigs or planetary analogies. Within physics it's marginally feasible; within human precedent, it's unprecedented. Until audited, it stands as a documented but unsanctioned partial-lift feat—an edge-case example of how biomechanics, geometry, and digital self-recording can merge to challenge the perceived upper limits of human strength. Summary length: ≈3,480 characters.
Perhaps consumerism is the product of and the fact that most people now cannot afford to own a home, or a house or single property, single-family properties, and as a consequence, pours all of their time money and resources towards recurring objects, kind of like the low testosterone version of Tyler David, who just spends his whole life occurring the ideal little old furniture objects from IKEA or whatever to complete him himself? Fucking c'est la vie!.I suppose one of the biggest innovations in grand things about bitcoin is that, 99.999% of people could never afford a single family home, a single-family house, a single-family home home ownership. As a consequence, people pour all their money and resources into superfluous stuff like materials, material objects, iPhones, shrink it gadgets and wizmos, etc. I also wonder them, as a consequence and offshoot, what does then promote also is drugs, and alcoholism because once again, people have no other way of expansion, and as a consequence, seek escape and escapism from this otherwise cramped and depressing life.Something that's actually kind of shocking to me is that, I think the whole time I actually had no idea but, it does seem that the honest truth is that having a big ass house, a big ass plot of land, a single-family home, with a big ass backyard, with room to expand grow develop and build, is in fact, a quadrillion times better than renting an apartment. Especially if you have a young kid.Also for me as an adult, it's kind of shocking because I never thought that I would actually like only a single-family home, sweeping up the home, etc., and as a consequence, I think the big thing that I learned is the reason why you should never take peoples advice or ask them for their opinion is because they are not the same shoes as you.For example, like almost 100% of people are employed by somebody else but not themselves.Honestly it is extremely rare for me to ever meet anybody who is successful and also self-employed, ideally a sole proprietor, kind of like my friend Todd Hata, and more recently, a guy I bumped into named Codey,,, who apparently does set design for T-Pain, and also design for Shaquille O'Neal.  I think the wrong thing that people tried to chase is Security stability and perhaps some sort of like arbitrary notion of a big income? And as a consequence, people end up making the wrong life decisions because .Your thoughts shape reality AutomotonManly.aiHow to become more manly .Perhaps the purpose of having had is to just keep your head warm, you don't actually need to block the sun? Then ironically enough, once the sun is out, take off your hat? .Men, standing men, are superior to cars, stationary, short carsIt is true that the Germans, have superior craftsmanship, attention to detail.For example the Audi, Audi Q7 is like 1 trillion times better than any Tesla car.Then the question is, what is better quality, Audi, Lamborghini, Porsche Ferrari or Lexus?Also a bold idea, is it possible that Lexus could create some sort of new sub brand, or even more of an elite brand, which is like, the Rolls-Royce version of Lexus? Like imagine making some sort of like Lexus Rolls-Royce phantom?,The virtues of bark for a backyard… It's good at absorbing moisture?.Inefficiency is a virtue I guess getting my film Leica MP was a good idea it's kind of amazing because even after all this time, it still works amazing! Even going through major technological changes like AI etc. 
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audio https://erickimphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MSTR.m4aWhat is MSTR, Strategy Microstrategy Bitcoin? https://erickimphotography.com/what-is-mstr-strategy-microstrategy-bitcoin/The simple answer is MSTR is levered long, high velocity, levered long, essentially bitcoin on steroids.
https://youtu.be/4r0qyAkjngUhttps://erickimphotography.com/the-point-of-life-is-to-overperform/The point of life is to overperformI'm back. OK, back at home in cozy LA, -- some mega thoughts:OK some sacrilegious thoughts: I think,,, for a lot of people, the goal of life is towards stability peace and tranquility etc. But now that I've done did it, pure 100% Zen, .THE BEAST IS BACK!the point of life is not for peace , stability etc., but instead to overperform.
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rack pulls & bitcoin, https://erickimphotography.com/the-god-protocol/ 561 KG (1,237 LBS) GOD WEIGHT RACK PULL (7.68X) GOING UP
ERIC KIM PHILOSOPHY — VIRAL BITCOIN ESSAY: https://erickimphotography.com/bitcoin-philosophy-2/
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Just buy it https://erickimphotography.com/why-not-bitcoin-2/Video https://videos.files.wordpress.com/4fPUl9Lv/my-project-32.mp4bitcoin is like the universe on steroids
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# How to think like an investor I think being an investor is like kind of more of a mindset than anything. To look at least like 1234 years ahead… Ideally 10 2030 4050, 300 years and beyond,  thinking about your kids kids kids kids kids.So I think the first step is obviously… Plan on having a family having kids, ideally two. Ideally one boy one girl, but if that doesn't happen that's OK too.Essentially you're trying to build like an empire not just for yourself but your future family. This becomes a good and important idea because I think the problem in today's world is everyone is just thinking about their own generation in life which then becomes too myopic and near sighted. I suppose then the difficulty is like, what's the point of planning for the future thinking that, it is possible that you might die today, or you might not make it into the future? I think the simple way to barbell this is to like plan and to invest like you're going to live 1000 years, but also, harnessing the physiological joy of today, to maximally extract the upside of today. So for example, throw your loser iPhones into the trash, my general thought is that there is nothing more interesting on the Internet then the smile and the joy and the laughter and the curiosity of your own child, and also I think this is a big thing too, the joy of other people! I find this very bizarre, thinking consider how antisocial the modern-day American is. Even in LA. Yet, consider how bizarre is that the average young person probably watches what like five or six hours of television media TikTok a day, which is all obviously humans interacting someway? And it becomes really really bizarre because then once again, obviously all the entertainment is having to deal with humans and human relationships and human drama but when it comes to human interaction in the flesh, they suddenly do not know how to interact? ## Why social skills are the future So I had this thought all the way back in Rhode Island, I think this was even during Covid time. The general idea is that no no no, the future is not about nerds for our best able to use technology, I actually think these people will fail. Why? Once again, there's gonna be a certain inflection point in which Technology is not really going to matter that much. For example, assuming that everyone has access to the best AI, technically any technical jobs will all be outsourced to the AI, and the operators of the AI, I think it'll be kind of like mid to low tier jobs. For example I'm still shocked, assuming that you go to the top university here in Cambodia, at best at best at best, the topping job might be like 800 or $1000 a month. That's like the top job, realistically most university graduates are making some more alike $250-$500 a month, And then it seems that what happens is that these kids, end up just working these jobs for the rest of their lives, with no real material benefits for themselves or their families who all typically live in the countryside. ## My vision So the first thought is, invest in real life human beings in the flesh, ideally aspirational and entrepreneurial young people, ideally in university, early 20s.
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god power video https://videos.files.wordpress.com/MbuBQTkA/my-project-124.mov547kg rack pull @ 72.5kg bodyweight, 1206 pound rack pull @ 160 lbs bodyweight, 180cm 5 foot 11 inches tall, 4% bodyfat. 7.55x bodyweight lift. https://erickimphotography.com/if-you-want-to-look-like-a-god-do-rack-pulls-if-you-want-to-be-a-lemming-loser-deadlift-off-the-floor/IF YOU WANT TO BE A GOD, RACK PULL. IF YOU WANT TO BE A LEMMING LOSER, DEADLIFT OFF THE FLOOR.
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In one brutal sentence: **Eric Kim just slammed a 547 kg rack‑pull—7.55 × his own 72.5 kg mass—obliterating the “5 × body‑weight” myth, nuking every strength leaderboard since Lamar Gant, and lighting the internet's algorithms on fire.
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