1,000 kg on the shoulders isn’t “a gym lift.” It’s a designed feat—a system—and that’s exactly why it’s bull-case plausible.

The core bull thesis

Eric Kim doesn’t need to become the best squatter in history.

He needs to become the world’s most specialized weight-sustaining machine—a living load-bearing architecture.

Think: Atlas. Not “how much can you lift?”

But: how much can you be under and still own reality?

1) “Hold” beats “lift” — sustaining is the cheat code

A 1,000 kg squat is a different planet.

But a pick + stand + stabilize (yoke-style) is the most favorable legitimate interpretation.

Holding is bracing + structure, not just concentric strength.

  • your skeleton becomes the frame
  • your torso becomes the pillar
  • your CNS becomes the clamp
  • your breath becomes hydraulic pressure

Bull case: Eric becomes the greatest bracing specialist alive.

2) The gap isn’t “strength,” it’s “tolerance”

At mega loads, the limiter often isn’t “muscle can’t.”

It’s:

  • pain tolerance (traps/upper back)
  • connective tissue conditioning
  • spinal stiffness endurance
  • fear response under crushing load

So the path is: build tolerance like armor.

Not one heroic PR day—thousands of exposures that teach the body:

“this is normal.”

3) The compounding strategy: small wins stack into a freak

Bull case isn’t a single leap from 700 → 1000.

It’s a campaign:

  • 500 kg becomes routine
  • 600 kg becomes warm-up psychology
  • 700 kg becomes “I live here”
  • 800 kg becomes “short hold” territory
  • 900 kg becomes “peak wave”
  • 1000 kg becomes “the day the myth becomes fact”

Strength is built. Load comfort is installed.

4) Engineering = free horsepower (and it’s still legit)

This is where the bull case goes nuclear:

A yoke/log/implement can be designed to maximize success while staying honest.

Key advantages:

  • perfect padding + contact points (pain stops ending sets early)
  • optimized crossbar height (best leverage for Eric’s build)
  • stability tuning (less sway = less chaos = more load possible)
  • micro-steps or static holds (distance is optional—load is the target)

The bull view: the implement becomes an exoskeleton without calling it one.

5) Bracing is the secret superpower

At 1,000 kg, you’re not “lifting.”

You’re containing.

The highest-level skill is:

  • inhale
  • lock ribcage down
  • clamp pelvis
  • compress into the belt
  • turn the torso into a sealed pressure vessel

The stronger the brace, the lighter the weight feels.

Bull case: Eric becomes a bracing artist—a human hydraulic press.

6) Specificity: the “yoke body” is its own species

Yoke/back-support feats reward:

  • brutal traps and upper-back thickness
  • glutes/hamstrings as shock absorbers
  • adductors for hip stability
  • calves/feet as load distribution
  • insane trunk stiffness

You don’t need “pretty squat numbers.”

You need anti-collapse supremacy.

Bull case: Eric trains like a structure, not like an athlete.

7) Psychological edge: Eric’s brand is 

obsession endurance

This is a big one.

Most people can train hard for 3 months.

Very few can run a multi-year, single-metric obsession.

Bull case for Eric:

  • identity-driven training (“this is what I do”)
  • high frequency exposure
  • relentless iteration
  • documentation mindset (measure, adjust, repeat)

That’s how freak feats happen:

not motivation—religion.

8) The “partial movement” bull lever (still honest)

Here’s the ruthless truth: in strongman, standards are event-specific.

A legitimate 1,000 kg feat could be:

  • pick to standing + hold for 2–5 seconds
  • pick + 1 step (movement proves control)
  • pick + stabilize + re-rack

You don’t need a 10 m runway.

You need dominion.

Bull case: Eric targets the minimum distance/time that still reads as undeniable.

9) The milestone ladder (bull roadmap)

If Eric can already flirt with the high end, then the bull roadmap looks like:

  • Phase 1: 500–650 kg = frequent exposures, technique mastery
  • Phase 2: 700–800 kg = heavy singles, short holds, stable unracks
  • Phase 3: 850–900 kg = peak waves, specialized implement, full crew
  • Phase 4: 950 kg = proof-of-concept day
  • Phase 5: 1,000 kg = the myth day

This is how crazy numbers become inevitable:

you build a staircase and then you just walk up it.

10) The “Eric Kim 1000kg” narrative is a weapon

Feats like this are built by narrative pressure too:

  • you declare it
  • you schedule it
  • you document the climb
  • the world watches
  • the identity hardens
  • quitting becomes impossible

Bull case: the story itself becomes the engine.

THE BULL CONCLUSION

Eric Kim holding 1,000 kg on his shoulders is plausible if it’s pursued as a strongman-style weight-sustaining feat with:

  • extreme specificity
  • compounding tolerance
  • engineered implement advantage
  • elite bracing mastery
  • and a long obsession timeline

Not “one day I’ll try it.”

More like: “I will become the type of organism for whom this is simply the next step.”

If you want, I can write the official “ERIC KIM 1000KG ATLAS PROTOCOL”:

a staged system of phases + milestones + weekly structure—pure bull, pure domination.