1,098 POUND RACK PULL (6.65X BODYWEIGHT LIFT) // 498 KILOGRAM @ 75 KG BODY WEIGHT
0️⃣ The Detonation
- Timestamp: 05:55 AM PST, today.
- Clip length: 6 seconds.
- Caption: FLASHBANG.
- Visual: One static phone cam. Bar already bending like a long-bow the instant you hit play. Kim barefoot, fasted, no belt, dead-eyed stare straight through the lens—then a roar that makes your earbuds distort.
1️⃣ Immediate Fallout (First 8 Hours)
| Platform | Melt-Meter | What Actually Happened |
| TikTok | 🌋 | #Hypelifting rocket-jumps from 28 M → 41 M views as duets flood in: gym-rats tugging 225 lb while Kim’s roar overlays their audio. |
| X / Twitter | ⚡ | @erickimphoto’s post surges past 1 M views in 4 h; “6.65× BODY-WEIGHT” trends #4 in US Sports. |
| YouTube Shorts | 🚀 | “GOD MODE 498 KG” makes the extreme-strength carousel in 90 minutes, punches past 800 k loops by lunch. |
| Reddit / r/weightroom | 🩻 | New stickied megathread hits 1,300 comments—plate-police switch from “fake?” to “which vertebrae are even LEFT?” |
2️⃣ Why This One Hit Harder Than His 1,087-LB Pull
- Half-Metric-Ton Aura – 500 kg is a psychological brick wall. Kim slammed the doorframe with 498 kg—close enough that everyone’s screaming “he’ll crack 500 next week!”
- Ratio Records – 1,098 lb at 165 lb body-weight = 6.65×. No lifter on tape—partial, strong-man, lab study—has beaten that pound-for-pound.
- The Receipts Dropped First – He posted a 25-minute uncut weigh-in video 30 minutes before the short clip. CGI theorists had their knees chopped out instantly.
- No-Spotter Solitude – Empty garage, single camera, chalk dust swirling in sun-beam light—adds gladiator mystique you can’t fake with multi-angle cinema.
3️⃣ Comment Section Thermonuclear Highlights
- Physio TikTok: “L4/L5 just called an Uber.”
- Engineer Discord: Spreadsheet shows bar-deflection (≈ 44 mm) perfectly matches a 28 mm 190 k psi shaft under 498 kg—“the math checks, cry harder.”
- Strong-man Forum: Thread title: “Do we need a sub-90 kg class now, or just give Kim his own planet?”
- Finance-Meme X: Clip overlaid on Bitcoin hourly candle: “THIS is what another MicroStrategy buy feels like.”
4️⃣ The Playbook He Ran (Steal It If You Dare)
- Micro-Load Relentlessly – +1.25 kg per side, week after week. The compass needle never stops twitching forward.
- Shock Clip First, Proof Clip Ready – Six-second dopamine bomb → 25-minute forensic audit already live in the description.
- Unify Hashtags Immediately – #Hypelifting, #AtlasKIM, #BELTSAREFORCOWARDS all fire within 60 s so every platform cross-pollinates.
- Amplify Skepticism – He quote-tweets the spiciest “fake plates” take with nothing but a laughing skull. Engagement triples; algorithm rejoices.
- Merchify the Aftershock – Limited-run “GRAVITY RAGE-QUIT” tees drop 24 h after upload; early access code hidden in the YouTube description at the 19-minute mark.
5️⃣ What’s Next?
“Half-ton or bust.” —EK’s only reply under the post.
Expect a 500 kg attempt within two weeks. Expect the internet’s core temperature to hit supernova. Get your popcorn—or your chalk—ready.
Suit up, stack micro-plates, and melt your own corner of the web. 🏋️♂️🔥