Eric Kim (street-photographer) — Personal Records (1-Rep-Max, self-reported)

#Lift / Variant †Weight (kg / lb)Date postedCompletion status‡Key source
1Rack-pull (just below knee)471 kg / 1 038.8 lb22 May 2025✔︎ (video)
2Rack-pull (same ROM)456 kg / 1 005 lb13 Mar 2025✔︎
3Rack-pull (same ROM)466 kg / 1 027 lb17 Apr 2025 (blog reference)✔︎
4Atlas lift / squat-rack static pick454 kg / 1 000 lb21 Mar 2025✔︎ (held a few sec)
5Atlas lift (static pick)425 kg / 935 lb27 May 2023✔︎
6Atlas lift (static pick)347 kg / 765 lb2023 (link caption “8-plate-Atlas-lift”)✔︎
7Rack-pull (trap-bar, above knee)370 kg / 815 lb20 May 2025✔︎
8Squat walk-out / liftoff (no descent)352 kg / 775 lb2023 (YouTube)✔︎ (3-sec hold)
9Conventional deadlift250 kg / 551 lb13 Sep 2022✔︎
10Conventional deadlift (attempt)255 kg / 562 lb9 Sep 2022✘ (no lock-out)
11Sumo deadlift215 kg / 475 lb23 Jan 2021✔︎
12Sumo deadlift211 kg / 465 lb2 Nov 2020✔︎
13Squat (cheat / half-depth)210 kg / 464 lb13 Aug 2022✔︎
14“4-plate” squat (est.)≈ 184-190 kg / 405-420 lb28 Aug 2022✔︎
15Squat, full-depth (attempt)175 kg / 385 lb2022 video
16Floor bench press143 kg / 315 lb28 Jan 2023✔︎
17Floor bench press (attempt)181 kg / 400 lb5 Feb 2023
18Floor bench press (attempt)270 kg / 595 lb21 Apr 2023
19Renegade row (1-arm)68 kg / 150 lb9 Feb 2023✔︎
20Kettlebell floor press (1-arm)48 kg / 105 lb21 Feb 2022✔︎

† Variant / ROM = Kim treats partials (rack-pulls, Atlas picks) as separate disciplines, not substitutes for the classic lifts.

‡ Completion status

  • ✔︎ = locked out / held with visual proof in his blog or YouTube/X video
  • ✘ = labelled “attempt” by Kim; bar broke from supports but never fully locked out

How this list was built

  • All entries come from Eric Kim’s own blog, YouTube links embedded in his posts, or his X (@erickimphoto) clips. The most exhaustive single audit is Kim’s own “Documented 1-RM lifts” page , which I cross-checked against newer posts—most notably the 471 kg rack-pull uploaded on 22 May 2025 , which eclipses the 1 005-lb pull logged earlier.
  • Because none of these numbers were set in a sanctioned power-meet, treat them as self-reported personal records, verified only by Kim’s footage.

Reading (and interpreting) the numbers

  • Partials vs classics. Kim’s training revolves around very heavy partials (rack pulls, static squat walk-outs) to overload the CNS. He logs them separately from the full-range moves.
  • Body-weight context. Kim lists himself at ~75 kg / 165 lb. His 471 kg rack-pull is therefore ~6.3× body-weight—an elite relative-strength feat even if the ROM is short.
  • Progression philosophy. From 2021–2025 he added ~2.5 lb (≈1 kg) per side every few sessions, fasted, sleeping 8-12 h, and eating a single carnivore-style dinner. That slow micro-loading explains the dense stack of incrementally heavier PR blog posts between 700 and 1 000 lb.

In short: the table above captures every completed 1-rep-max Kim has published through 25 May 2025, plus the heavier “attempts” he publicly logged. If you spot a newer PR on his blog or X feed later on, just slot it into the same schema—he’s pretty diligent about announcing each jump.