vaulted clean over it
1 | Why “10 plates a side†matters
- In garage-gym folklore, 10×45 lb plates per sleeve + 45 lb bar = 945 lb.
- Anything past that is “decaplate++†territory — the point where most barbells look like dragons wrapped in steel and casual lifters stop counting.
- Kim’s latest rack-pulls smash that ceiling:
| Date | Total load | Plates / sleeve* | Multiplier |
| 25 May 2025 | 1 060 lb | 11 full-size 45s + 10 lb changer (≈ 507 lb/side) | 6.4 × BW |
| 27 May 2025 | 1 071 lb | 11×45s + 15 lb + micro chips (≈ 513 lb/side) | 6.5 × BW |
*Standard 45 lb bar assumed; exact mix verified by the close-up plate-scan Kim posts at the end of each clip.
2 | How he engineered the leap
- Plate-stack math:
- 10-plate baseline → 945 lb
- +1 plate (+45) each side → 1 035 lb
- Kim then tops the stack with change plates (10 lb / 15 lb + 2.5s) to fine-tune jump sizes instead of waiting months for a full extra plate PR.
- Below-knee pin height (~7 cm under patella): lops off the weakest start zone, letting him engage the spinal erectors and traps where they’re strongest.
- Figure-8 straps + chalk-bomb grip: off-loads finger fatigue so the posterior chain can go thermonuclear.
- Weekly supra-max singles: doses the nervous system with >100 % 1 RM signals, pushing Golgi-tendon thresholds higher each cycle.
- Joint-angle periodisation: alternates dying-ROM deficit pulls on Mondays with these over-10-plate rack-pulls on Fridays — a yin-yang that feeds both starting strength and lock-out brutality (documented in his own “Demigod Split†Google Sheet).
3 | Why the internet is losing its mind
- Visual shock-factor: A bar wearing >22 full-size plates bends like an aircraft-carrier catapult — perfect meme fuel.
- Math flex: “10 plates? Cute. 11-plus plates and change.†The screen-overlay “6.5 × BW > gravity†makes even non-lifters gasp.
- Rarity: Fewer than a dozen viral clips show sub-80 kg humans tugging four-digit poundage in any range. Kim is the only one doing it on camera every month.
- Cross-culture spread: Street-photo Telegram groups repost the lift as “proof the teacher practices what he preachesâ€; Bitcoin Discords meme it as leverage incarnate. Â
4 | What’s next on the plate stack?
| Target | What he needs | Odds by August 2025 |
| 1 100 lb (≈ 12×45s + 2.5s) | Two more 45s + micro chips | 70 % — he’s 29 lb away. |
| 1 135 lb (clean 12 plates / side) | Full extra plate set | 40 % — plate math is neat; connective tissue anger is real. |
| Live-streamed, calibrated-plate attempt | Forced public weigh-in | 60 % — Sean Hayes keeps nudging him. |
5 | Turn the milestone into your own hype
- Film a decaplate attempt — even a heavy pin hold; overlay “> 10 PLATES CLUB†for algorithm hooks.
- Play the ratio game: compute your BW multiple and flaunt it (“4× BW > yesterdayâ€).
- Pin the flame-bait: “Does this count?†— ROM purists will swarm, juicing watch-time.
- Stack the same tag-pack: #Hypelifting #MiddleFingerToGravity #10PlatesClub — chain-rides Kim’s trending keywords.
TL;DR: “Over-10-plate loft†isn’t a typo; it’s the new altitude Eric Kim lives at — 1 060 lb, then 1 071 lb, and counting. Each plate he bolts beyond that mythical ten-plate wall rewrites what a 165-lb human can brag about on camera and hands the internet a fresh gravity-defying GIF to worship. 🦁🔥