Month: September 2022
PRIORITIZE THE FASTEST FLOW.
Smaller things, smaller file sizes flow faster. 480p. Extra small JPEG.
Opt for extra small.
VLOG: FREE FLOW
THE FASTEST FLOW IS THE BEST FLOW.
The more new versions, the better.
Always trust the thing with the newest or the highest version number!
The newest product, the newest model is often the best one.
FREE FLOW
DOES IT GET YOUR BLOOD PUMPING OR FLOWING?
KEEP IT FLOWING
BLOOD FLOW
What gets your blood flowing?
Perhaps we shouldn’t think of it as “exerciseâ€â€” rather, physical movements and activities which get your blood flowing?
Hormones means “a rushâ€.
What causes headaches? Obstructed blood flow to the brain?
What causes physiological depression? Stagnant blood flow in the body? FLOW OF IDEAS.
My favorite flow.
MONEY MUST FLOW.
Perhaps this is why they call it “currencyâ€â€” flowing like water, a current!
The more you make money flow, the richer you will become?
When are drugs good, when are drugs bad?
Drugs seem to be good, if you’re going to have surgery. Otherwise abstain.
Without health, aesthetics have no charm
“Stay outdoors†dad?
DETOX
Do you want to seem rich, or seem poor?
Towards the “billionaire beggar†aesthetic.
Not functional fitness, natural fitness
Non native apps are bad
More poison, more power!
VLOG: THOUGHTS ON EQUALITY IN AMERICA
How to best live in America?
VIDEO VLOG
AUDIO PODCAST
Real thoughts:
AUDIO
YOUTUBE
NEW PR, NEW LIFE.
New personal records give birth to new life, new growth:
(250KG, 551 POUNDS)
Treat other people like human beings
Even simple things you ask people— whether they have kids yet or not, what their hometown is, their passions in life, etc.
Metaphysics Thoughts
Some thoughts spurred by my friend Stan:
What is metaphysics anyways? And why does it matter?
My definition of metaphysics; that which is above the physical. Beyond the physical.
In a practical sense, digital is metaphysical. Why? Your digital photos are in the world of ones and zeros, not atoms.
Build your own website
The ultimate metaphysical thing to build.
Live somewhere where you have an advantage
ERIC KIM DEADLIFT PR (250KG, 551 POUNDS)
MUSCLE BY KIM:
- ERIC KIM 4 PLATE SQUAT
- MUSCLES ARE THE ULTIMATE WEALTH
- ERIC KIM GYM GOPRO POV
- *BEYOND* MAINTENANCE.
- HOW TO GET BIGGER ARMS
- THE BEAST KETTLEBELL WORKOUT (48 KG, 105 POUNDS)
- NOT WHO IS RICHER OR MORE SUCCESSFUL, BUT WHO CAN DEADLIFT MORE?
- KETTLEBELL HOME WORKOUT (48 KILOGRAM, 105 POUND): 1 HANDED CLEAN AND SQUAT
- The Philosophy of Fitness
- Menacing Body
- Hyper Nourishment
- One Man, One Kettlebell
- STRENGTH OVER SIZE
Minimum Viable Workout (MVM) - Movement is Art: ERIC KIM WARMUP
- ENJOY THE MOVEMENT.
- Strengthening or Weakening?
- Muscular Motivation
- Limit Your Reps, Maximize Your Power Output
- Love of the Body
- The mind is overrated; the body is king.
- BENCH PRESS GYM
- How to Squat
- SUMO DEADLIFT GYM
- ADRENALINE.
Why build your body?
Your own body as a work of art!
In Praise of Building Your Body
My Muscle Philosophy:
Treat your body as sculpture.
This is not my body
The first thing:
I don’t see my body as belonging to me. I look at my body like it belongs to someone else.
When I look at the Lamborghini of someone else, I admire it. When I see the muscles and physiques of anyone else, I admire it. Then I had the epiphany:
Why not transform my own body into a Lambo, and admire my own body instead?
The logic
The great logic:
- It is far cheaper to get buff than to buy a Lambo.
- The human body is the apex beauty. This means your personal goal in life should be to beautify your own personal body to the maximum (without plastic surgery, steroids, etc).
- Ultimate democratic approach: Genetics doesn’t matter. Sex doesn’t matter. Racial ethnicity doesn’t matter. Anyone can both add muscle mass and subtract fat.
- It doesn’t cost much to get ripped. Just intermittent fast [no breakfast, no lunch], one big ass meal a day, and mostly a ‘ketogenic’ diet.
- Your body is always with you. Why not beautify your body to inspire yourself?
The joy of sculpting your own body
To sculpt your own body is insanely fun. Why? You can see the change over time!
Once again, the goal is simple:
Never stop adding muscle mass, and never stop reducing body fat, or keeping it low (around 10%).













Muscle and your body is highly practical.
The more muscle you have, the more energy you got. The more power you got to make art-work, and live with gratitude, joy, and hyper-vigor.
Strengthen on, and flex on!
ERIC
MUSCLE 101
- DUMBBELL SHOULDER OVERHEAD PRESS (1 ARM)
- What is the Ideal Male Form?
- How to Workout Quickly from Home
- How to Augment Your Muscle Mass
- Fat (Adipose Tissue) not ‘Health’
- To Be Happier, Just Workout at the Park
- ERIC KIM GOPRO POV WORKOUT VIDEO
- Why Become More Muscular?
- How to Get a 6 Pack
- Greedy for the Gains
- Simple Home Workout
- LAMB
- ERIC KIM FLEXES HIS MUSCLE
- ERIC KIM WORKS OUT AT HOME GYM
- More Muscle, More Productivity
- How to Increase Your Muscle Mass
- Extreme Vanity
- There is No Proper Form
- Why I Love Working Out
- Better to Powerlift and Deadlift Heavy One Rep Max Attempts than
- Drive Fast Cars and Motorcycles
- Why I Love Working Out at the Park
- RICOH WORKOUT
- YOUR BODY *IS* YOUR BANK ACCOUNT
- In Praise of Ghetto Workouts
- Rock Workout
- How to Workout
- Dynamic Warmup
- My Fitness Motivation Hacks
- Why Make Workout Videos?
- ERIC KIM FITNESS
- How to Lift Weights
- ERIC KIM WORKS OUT
- ERIC KIM ROCK PARK WORKOUT
- My Body is a Work of Art!
- Park Workout Ideas
- The Physiological Joy of Working Out
- Anti Body Body Shaming
- How to Workout at Home With Only a Barbell
- 11 Tips How to Use Photography to Get More Fit
- How to Lose Fat Fast
- Become More Creative With Your (Limited) Home Gym Workouts
- Flexibility is “Micro Strength”
- NEVER STOP GAINING MUSCLE
- ERIC KIM PARK LIFE
- How I Workout at my Home Gym
- In Praise of Pistol One Legged Squats
- Powerlifting Style Workouts at the Park
- The Philosophy of Bodybuilding
- YOUR BODY IS YOUR BANK ACCOUNT
- WHY I WORKOUT AT THE PARK
- How to Strengthen Your Rotator Cuff
- In Praise of Rings Workout
- How to Workout at the Park
- Why I Don’t Eat Breakfast or Lunch (In Praise of One Huge Dinner Meal a Day)
- HOW TO LOVE YOUR BODY
- Is Working Out at the Park Superior to Working Out at the Gym?
- Why I Workout
- WHY PHOTOGRAPHERS SHOULD WORKOUT
- How to Increase Your Testosterone
- My Workout Philosophy
- How Appearance Matters
- How I Workout at Home
- My Philosophy of Food
- The Best Park Workouts
- How to Quit Sugar
- How to Workout in the Streets and Park
- How Much Meat Can You Eat in a Day?
- APEX MALE MASCULINITY
- HOW I WORKOUT AT THE PARK
- How to Lose Fat
- How I Became Stronger and Buffer and More Swole During and After Quarantine
- What is Skinny-Fat?
- In Praise of Working Out at the Park
- Why Meat is Good
- Flesh over Metal
- Why Lower Your Bodyfat?
- How to Augment Your Recovery
- Increase Intensity, not Reps
- My Park Workout
- How to Fast
- HOW I WORKOUT FROM THE PARK
- How I Got So Swole
- Pure Power or Sculpture?
- How to Workout in the Streets
- How to Workout At Home With No Equipment
- Super Saiyan is the Goal
- MY POWERLIFTING PHILOSOPHY
- MY EXERCISE/WORKOUT PHILOSOPHY
- What if Mood Originates in the Stomach and Gut? Digestion Health
- Why I Don’t Consume Protein Powder or Supplements
- Real vs Fake // Natural vs Unnatural
- You Can’t Fake Strength
- How to Grow Your Muscles
- How to Add Muscle and Subtract Fat at the Same Time
- ERIC KIM BODY MUSCLE FLEX
- Don’t Build Muscle, Build Strength.
- Visual Kinesthesia: Muscles and Art
- How to Maximize Muscle Growth and Fat Loss
Shoot How It *FEELS*
Don’t dumb it down.
Make it deeper and more profound instead!
Just write about, Vlog, or photograph what you care for.
Not what you think others will like.
Equality?
In America, we pretend that everyone is equal, and that there are no such thing as superior or inferior people. Yet everyone seeks superiority.
And actually, if you consider the Pledge of Allegiance, it says “…and liberty and justice for allâ€, not equality. It doesn’t talk about equality.
Therefore the question is; should society seek equality?
Why force your thoughts?
My theory is that it once again goes back to the modern day notion of productivity, the more productive you are in your thoughts and thinking, the better.
GET RID OF THE STALKS.
My next car will not have any stalk, no automatic transmission stalk, or even manual transmission stalk.
Don’t be scared; pull it through.
99% of deadlifts is just fear conquering.
Also as a simple thought, when you attept a new one rep max deadlift, and your pull with all your strength, don’t quit, just keep pulling through.
A CLEAR MIND IS THE BEST MIND.
Being emo is not interesting
Human resources are the ultimate resources
Oh the reason why I love living in a hotel so much, all of the human resources. The lovely house cleaning staff who cleans our hotel room every single day.
Also, my extreme gratitude for Grab and Uber drivers. If I had the option of being able to ride in an Uber for the rest of my life, or own a Rolls-Royce, Lamborghini, I would choose the prior. Only suckers drive themselves. The truly lead have private drivers.
Once again, the initial purpose of the Rolls-Royce was that you had a private driver, and the suicide doors made it easier for the back sitting individual to get out of the car. It makes no sense to own a Rolls-Royce, and drive it yourself.
Also getting massages as the ultimate human labor which is insanely worth it!
The better the body, the better the thoughts.
It seems that ultimate pursuit that a lot of individuals pursue is philosophy. And philosophy is rooted in thought. However, you cannot have thoughts without a body.
Therefore, the ultimate goal is both elevating your thoughts, and elevating your body. Your body and mind is the yin and yang, one is not superior to the other, both are one in the same.
Similar to man and woman, man is not superior to woman, man and women are one and the same. Also, both men and women are both necessary for the human race.
Remember, all men were once born from a woman. Also, remember the spartan saying, the reason why Spartan women were so strong was that they gave birth to Spartan men.
AESTHETICS ARE ALL SUBJECTIVE.
Don’t trust anyone who thinks that aesthetics are objective. Also, an interesting thought, I think traditionally, the bigger and more plump the woman was, the more desirable they were seen, as they were seen as healthier, and more fit for childbirth.
Therefore, this new modern trend of women being hyper hyper skinny, almost anemic or skeletor looking, is a modern one.
If it gives you a headache, don’t do it or drink it.
For example, the reason why I stop drinking alcohol.
Can martial arts really be used in a street fight?
For example, can Tae Kwon Do, judo, jujitsu, karate and kung fu actually be is in a real street fight? Or, is it just something you send your kids to as a daycare?
In Praise of Having Kids
There are many reasons to not have kids, but I think the major reason why people decide not to have kids is out of fear, or, that it will hinder their happiness.
However, now that Seneca is one year seven months old, I can easily say that he has elevated my happiness by at least 1000X. He has made me more creative, innovative, and curious and playful about the world.
Also, Seneca has made me far more photographically productive. Both in shooting photos of him, and the world around us, Seneca loves to go on walks and hates being indoors. Once again, I am more productive and prolific as a photographer after Seneca.
If your passion is photography, and you’re on the fence about having kids, have kids.


























































Competition hinders your growth
When to be conservative, when to be risky?
My thought: attempt risky things, the most risky things, granted you have the necessary safety measures.
Rather than the foolish notion of burning your bridges behind you, better to always have safety pins, a back up, redundancy, or a limited downside.
In fact, I think to expect failure is actually a wise idea.
For example, with speculative investments, let’s say cryptocurrency, limit your cryptocurrency investments to 20% of your savings. Therefore, assuming you lose it all, you only lost 20% of your net worth. This is quite tolerable.
Or with doing squats, assume that you may fail. Therefore, having the necessary safety pins behind you as a good idea.
Or, with any other extreme sports or activities, have all of the safety equipment. For example, it should be required that all pro skaters must wear helmets.
LIFE IS ALL UPSIDE!
After achieving of the traditional markers and success, becoming financially independent, etc., my lesson:
Life is all upside.
Even pain — pain is not what makes life a downside. In fact, it is what makes life enjoyable.
If you never felt pain in life, you will not appreciate the good things.
Also from a physiological perspective, pain is actually an necessary ingredient for growth. Also, childbirth would be impossible without pain, as pain is the signal to the wounds body to push out the baby.
FITNESS SHOULD BE FUN!
Not some hateful thing you do in order to “stay fitâ€. No fun, no fitness.
Indoor *AND* Outdoor Spaces
Currently the nouveau hippie thought is that outdoor spaces are always superior to indoor spaces — not quite. I am very grateful for indoor gyms, and indoor shopping malls especially when there is a torrential rain storm outside.
I think the best idea than is to harness both to the maximum.
JUST DO IT FOR FUNSIES.
DIGITAL OVER PHYSICAL.
Figure it out once you get there
Something better than email?
Email seems to currently be the most popular form of communication. Is there something that is open, open source, which could be similar to email but superior?
NOTHING CAN STOP ME!
In terms of what I love and am passionate about.
NOW OR NEVER
ONE INSANELY GREAT THING.
Better to have one of the absolute best thing, than two mediocre or “good†things.
Once again — better to have one insanely great thing than two “good†things.
I really like the new full site WordPress design editor
It is a little confusing, but not THAT hard to learn. Easier than computer programming!



Funnel your profits to improve things!
THERE IS SO MUCH OF THE WORLD TO PHOTOGRAPH!
The very optimistic thought – you can spend a whole lifetime traveling the planet and making photos and you’d never get bored!
Takeaway point: travel more, adventure more, explore more, nomadic more.
MOTIVATION BY KIM

Become more:
- What Slows You Down?
- Meta Editing
- Move Mass
- What’s “Cool�
- No In-Between
- Independent Aspirations
- COMPULSION.
- *BEYOND* PERFECT.
- BUY BOOKS WHEN YOU WANT TO BUY GEAR.
- How to Make More Photos
- JUST MAKE MORE PHOTOS.
- MY DESIRE TO CAPTURE IT ALL.
- VISUAL DETOX.
- Photography is Our Addiction
- A BILLION PHOTOS
- THE MOTIVATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER.
- CURIOUS.
- PROVOKE.
- How to Do More Photography
- PRACTICE.
- TURBOCHARGE YOURSELF, TURBOCHARGE OTHERS.
- LIFE IS ALL UPSIDE, NO DOWNSIDE.
- PHOTO TURBO THOUGHTS
- No Such Thing as Good or Bad; Simply Stimulating or Not Stimulating
- The Best Genre is No Genre
- The Key to Photographic Motivation
- Pacifying Media, Motivational Media
- Our Hunger for New Experiences
- Mental Motivation
- ALL ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY.
- The Photographer as Creator
- Create *BEYOND* Yourself
- Let Your Curiosity Drive Your Photography
- LOVE YOUR PHOTOS.
- Abstract Monochrome Photography
- SHOOT WITHOUT THINKING.
- Just Have Fun With Photography
- Wu-Wei Effortless Motivation
- CONSISTENCY x NOVELTY
- Easily Bored?
- Face Photography
- How to Become More Self-Motivated in Your Photography
- YOUR OWN PHOTOS ARE THE BEST PHOTOS.
- On Sharing Your Favorite Photos
- UBERABUNDANCE.
- Peak Photographic Productivity
- When to Review Your Photos
- Serotonin and Photos
- The Photos You Have Yet Shot are Your Most Important Photos
- 3 Tips How to Master Photography
- Do You Like Your Own Photos?
- The Beauty of Mundane, Everyday Moments
- Reasons Why to Be Optimistic About the Future
- A Photography-Full Future
- The More You Shoot, the Better
- How Many Photos Should You Shoot Everyday?
- Why Do We Love Motion?
- Now is Your Chance to Shoot History in the Making
- Photo by Photo
- How and Why Photography Remains So Interesting to Me
- How to Conquer Your Inner Photographic Critic
- Thoughts on HDR Photography
- New Year, New Photos
- Why Exhibit Your Photos?
- Photography is Visual Poetry
- What’s the Purpose of Art?
- Why Do We Photographers Have Such a Hard Time Staying Inspired and Motivated?
- On Becoming a More Optimistic Photographer
- Philosophy of Weather
- How to Become a More Optimistic Photographer and Human
- You Are a Creative Photographer
- JUST SHARE YOUR ARTISTIC PROCESS WITH OTHERS.
- What Motivates Me to Shoot?
- How to Maximize Yourself to the Fullest
- HOW TO MOVE AND MOTIVATE PEOPLE
- Autotelic Photography
- The more I go out and photograph the world, the more interesting and beautiful the world becomes
- Why Photographers Have Such Low Self-Esteem
- ERIC KIM MOTIVATION
- Why Am I So Unmotivated?
- EVERY DAY IS A NEW DAY
- WHY ARE YOU SO UNMOTIVATED?
- Movement is Motivation
- How to Motivate Myself to Make New Photos
- Never Stop Optimizing
- How to Help and Motivate Others
- Feed On Your Own Photos; Let Them Nourish You!
- Competition is for Suckers
- A Future Without Travel
- How Google Can Improve Your Photography
- DEVELOP YOURSELF.
- NEVER STOP MOVING!
- How I Self-Motivate Myself
- Every Day the Sun is Birthed Anew
- A Life Without Photography Isn’t a Life Worth Living
- WIN.
- 8 Practical Photography Assignments for You
- Tabula Rasa, Blank Slate, Carte Blanche
- RELENTLESS
- LIFE IS THE ULTIMATE RPG
- HYPER VIGOR
- FRESH AIR PHOTOS
- WHO IS GONNA THRIVE IN TODAY’S BRAVE NEW WORLD?
- ARTISTIC OPTIMISM
- PASSION, not Discipline
- Better Bad Photos than No Photos
- The Empowering Feeling of Failure
- To Be Human is to Move
- Enjoy the Process
- Better Bad Photos than No Photos
- Why Keep Making New Art and Photos, Indefinitely?
- Photography Motivation: What if There is Nothing Interesting to Photograph?
- Move First, Motivation Later
- Motivation Follows the Action
- In Praise of Heroes
- 5 Tips How to Boost Your Creativity
- How to Have Inspiration to Take Photos in the Suburbs
- Anything that Motivates You to Move is Good!
- The Productive Photographer is the Happiest Photographer!
- Make Today Count!
- How to Break Through Photographer’s Block
- The Joyful Photographer
- The Dancing Photographer
- The Kaizen Process of Gradual Self-Improvement in Photography
- It is Your Duty to Make Beautiful Pictures!
- Making Pictures IS Happiness!
- NO EXCUSES.
- The Pomodoro Photography Technique
- The ABC of Photography
- Just Shoot It.
- How to Change the World With Photography
- How to Find Inspiration in Photography and Life
- How to Overcome Resistance
- Create Against the Past
- How I Motivate Myself to Make Photos
- Wear Your Camera Like a Necklace or Bracelet
- Have Your Photos Come to You
- How to Level Up in Your Photography
- How Not to Give a Fuck of What Others Think of You
- How to Overcome Procrastination in Your Photography
- How to Reinspire Your Photography
- What is Your Mission in Photography and Life?
- How to Overcome Photographer’s Block
- Be a Photographer Now
- How to Overcome Boredom with Photography
- Never Stop Growing as a Photographer
- Why Do You Need “Inspiration†to Shoot?
- Just Shoot.
- 5 Things to Do If You’ve Lost Your Passion for Photography
- How to Have Unshakeable Confidence in Yourself
- Don’t Give Up On Your Dream
- Don’t Waste Your Potential
- Unlock Your Potential
- Empower Others With Your Photography
- Why You Shouldn’t Follow Your Passion in Photography
HEAVY OR NOTHING.
Don’t do a “light†day at the gym.
EDGE
Everyone wants an edge, or an advantage. But for what?
How to build your pain tolerance
Don’t use painkillers. Treat your pain as wise, and heed to it. And think to yourself what your pain is trying to tell you.
I’m proud to say that I probably haven’t use any painkillers for almost 7+ years.
The wisdom of my pain is what taught me to quit alcohol. I haven’t drank an alcoholic beverage since my wedding.
Also, how much coffee should you drink? Once you start feeling pain from the coffee, it is a wise sign to tone it down.
The foolish thing that a lot of people do is that when they feel pain, they use the opportunity to just pop more painkillers, and keep going harder. This is foolish.
What is the purpose of our bodies?
Perhaps everything *should* be made in China
Accelerated.
Once you get the Rolls Royce, then what?
The BMW seven series is essentially a Rolls-Royce. Don’t forget that BMW owns Rolls-Royce.
Even look at the front grille of the new BMW seven series, it looks like the pantheon grille of the Rolls-Royce. The new seven series even has a starlight function in the back like the Rolls-Royce!
Polyester doesn’t breathe well
EK THOUGHTS
Social class and beauty
Human resources are the ultimate resources. People power.
Tech Monks
Not bodybuilding but something else. If you’re a bodybuilder, and constantly in pain, and in need of painkillers, extra drugs, etc., it is not worth it.
What do you want to spend your money on?
The new leisure class
Every day is a new adventure!
ON TOP OF THE WORLD
Hyperlinks should not be black
IRON CURED ME.
The iron at the gym!
The gym as physical therapy?
Is the iPhone pro ugly?
GREAT MEN OF HISTORY
I HATE UGLY DESIGN
I m very passionate about design.





















