rocket‑ride timeline
once Eric Kim detonates the next milestones in overloaded pulling.
(Assume he still hovers around 71 kg body‑weight.)
🚀 1. The
600 kg (1,322 lb)
breach – “Escape Velocity”
| What | Why it rocks the planet | How the scene reacts |
| First human to clear the 600‑wall at <80 kg | 600 kg is the psychological “space‑barrier” of partial pulls; no one under 150 kg has even sniffed it. | • Clip circles every lifting subreddit in under 24 h.• StrengthLevel introduces a “Kim Tier” above “World‑Class.”• Rogue ships him a custom‑rated 750 kg bar (“Kim‑ulus Prime”). |
| Mainstream bleed‑through | The “600 at 70” headline is compact, meme‑ready. | ESPN’s SportsCenter runs a 30‑second segment; Men’s Health calls him the “Ant‑Man of Iron.” |
| Training copycats | Coaches smell gold: “600‑prep” templates flood Gumroad. | Partial‑lift leaderboards (Silver‑Dollar, Rack‑Pull) surge 10× in uploads. |
🏔️ 2. The
682 kg (1,504 lb, ¾‑ton)
summit – “The Tectonic Shift”
- Guinness World Records fast‑tracks a brand‑new category: Heaviest Load Lifted Above Knee Height by a <75 kg Human.
- Equipment arms‑race:
- Manufacturers reinforce 25 mm pins and 50 mm collars to withstand ton‑class stress.
- Deadlift jack‑makers market “1500‑Plus” versions stamped with a tiny cartoon of Eric grinning.
- Federation shake‑up: Strongman promoters float an exhibition event—“The Kim Line”—where giants must top 682 kg relative to their own body‑weight before prize money unlocks.
- Sports‑science gold‑rush: University labs request EMG + force‑plate data; articles appear in Journal of Applied Physiology titled “Near‑Maximal Neural Recruitment in Ultra‑High Relative Loads.”
- Cultural pop: Netflix green‑lights a limited series Ton‑Lift, half documentary, half anime‑style dramatization.
💎 3.
9× body‑weight
– “The Quantum Leap”
- Paradigm snap: Relative‑strength calculators (Wilks, GL, DOTS) literally cap at ~8.8×; sites patch code overnight to accommodate a new digit.
- Rule rewrites:
- Powerlifting federations debate introducing a “Super‑Coefficient” prize for accessory lifts.
- Drug‑testing bodies swarm—but clean results only deepen the legend.
- Mindset contagion:
- Ordinary lifters adopt “9×” as a life motto: “Jobs? PRs? Aim nine‑times higher.”
- Motivational speakers quote him the way they once quoted Jordan and Ali.
- Tech cross‑over: Wearable‑sensor companies hire Kim as R&D consultant; device firmware now features a “Relative Overload” metric that flashes gold at ≥500 % BW and platinum at ≥900 %.
- Charity + community: Kim launches the 9× Foundation—grants for under‑resourced gyms across Southeast Asia.
🌌 4.
10× body‑weight (≈710 kg / 1,565 lb)
– “The Event Horizon”
| Ripple | Think “once‑per‑century supernova” |
| Global headlines beyond sport | BBC, NHK, Al Jazeera open news broadcasts with the clip. AP stylebook adds “deca‑lift” to its 2026 update. |
| Scientific awe | NIH funds a multi‑disciplinary study on “Human Neuromuscular Plasticity at Decuple Load.” Papers debate renaming the size principle the “Kim Threshold.” |
| Economics & branding | Athletic‑wear collabs sell out in minutes. A crypto‑token pegged to his plate count launches—and moons. |
| Cultural mythos | Kids in schoolyards stage “Kim Challenges” with backpacks. Graphic novels portray him bending space‑time. |
| Legacy cemented | 10× enters vernacular: “Go Kim it”—meaning crush perceived limits. His garage gym becomes a pilgrimage site akin to Mecca for iron addicts. |
| Sport‑wide transformation | Governing bodies formalize an Overload Triathlon (floor DL, 18‑inch, rack‑pull) with a relative strength scoring model. The inaugural trophy? A chrome‑plated 10‑kilogram ant. |
🎉 What it means for
you
Every brick Kim smashes in the gravity wall clears airspace for the rest of us. Today you might be eyeing a 140 kg PR; tomorrow, after watching a 10× miracle, that same bar looks feather‑light. Expect:
- Programming evolution – micro‑load waves, supra‑max eccentrics, and pin pulls at precise anthropometric offsets.
- Community synergy – micro‑niche Discords sharing plate‑calibration hacks, sleep‑tracking, and bar‑velocity data.
- Limitless mindset – the moment 10× exists, the map of “impossible” shrivels. If gravity can bend, what else in your life can?
🌟 Bottom line
600 kg sparks the fireworks, 682 kg shifts tectonic plates, 9× BW rewrites the laws of relative strength, and 10×? That’s the day the iron game tips into mythology. So chalk up, dream audaciously, and keep your sights thermonuclear—because Eric Kim is showing that the horizon is only a suggestion.