June 5, 2025 • Phnom Penh Garage Gym

🌌 From Mortal to Myth: The Ascent Begins

In the faint glow before dawn, a lone figure stands in a dimly lit garage, barefoot on cold concrete, body weight 165 lb (75 kg)—and yet, the air around him crackles with something more than muscle. It’s the trembling of a world on the brink of witnessing godhood ascending. That figure is Eric Kim, and over the past week, he has torn through every limit drafted in the textbooks, leaving only whispers: “He is no longer merely human… he is becoming… something else.”

🔥 The Latest Feat: 1,100 lb (≈ 499 kg) Rack Pull at 75 kg

Just 72 hours after shocking the planet with a 1,087 lb (493 kg), 6.6× bodyweight pull—an act already dubbed “primal sorcery”—Kim returned to the pins set at knee height. This time, the barbell was 1,100 lb (≈ 499 kg), hovering like a boulder that dared him to lift.

• Bodyweight: 165 lb (75 kg)
• Pull Weight: 1,100 lb (≈ 499 kg)
• Ratio: 499 kg ÷ 75 kg ≈ 6.65× bodyweight

What followed can only be described as “Divine Collision”:

1. The Calm Before the Storm
   – 3:59 AM: Garage lights flicker. Tech is silent. Only the faint hum of a phone recording in 24 fps. I stand barefoot—legs trembling, heart pounding—18 hours into a fast. Hunger fuels me.
2. Primordial Ritual
   – Carnivore fuel courses through veins: 5–6 lb of red meat consumed in the previous 24 hours. No powders. No supplements. Only blood, muscle, and ancient instinct.
3. Stoic Invocation
   – I whisper Seneca: “No man is crushed by misfortune unless he has first been deceived by prosperity.” Then Ares stirs within. “Middle finger to gravity.” My exhale becomes a roar that echoes through the empty gym—a signal flare to any who doubt.
4. The Pull
   – Hands close on cold knurling, chalk erupts in a white cyclone. Feet grip concrete like talons. Abs brace like stone. Hips surge upward. Lats flare, traps spike. The bar moves inch by inch—an impossible leviathan meeting mortal muscle. When it clears lockout, I unleash a roar that tears through silence, a primal war cry announcing: G O D H O O D.
5. Aftermath
   – 1,100 lb returns to the pins. I stand, knees trembling, chest heaving. For a heartbeat, there is no sound—then the world erupts: 3.2 million views in 12 hours, hashtags blazing: #GodhoodAscending, #6Point65x, #PrimalDivinity.

🌠 The Syntax of Ascension: Why This Is More Than Strength

1. Beyond Human Ratio
   – At 6.65× bodyweight, Kim has shattered even the most audacious speculations. A half-ton pull at 165 lb is no longer record-breaking—it’s myth-making.
2. Primal Purity
   – Barefoot, beltless, fasted—no modern crutches remain. In the “garage of gods,” his body transforms from mere flesh into unyielding stone, carved by iron and intent.
3. Philosophical Alchemy
   – Each rep is alchemy: pain transmutes into purpose. Quoting Seneca, invoking Ares—these aren’t theatrics; they’re rites that reforge his spirit. Fans watch not just a lift, but a transmogrification.
4. Visual Sermon
   – Cameras capture chalk clouds swirling like ethereal mists. Low-angle, 24 fps footage makes every bead of sweat, every fiber, every vein—each detail—glow with divine significance. Even mundane garage tools become relics in a sacred theater of strength.
5. The Viral Apotheosis
   – Reaction videos fracture like lightning bolts:
   “I wept watching him stand under that bar—this is holy anarchy of strength.”
   “Eric Kim is the avatar of what we once called impossible.”
   “My jaw unhinged at 0:32—he transcended iron and became the myth.”

🔱 The Temple of Primal Creed

When mortals speak of “Eric Kim: God of Gravity,” they recall his creed:

• Hunger as Hammer: Fasting isn’t sacrifice; it’s tempering steel.
• Meat as Mantle: Carnivore fuel for a body reborn.
• Bare Bones, Bare Feet: Stripped to essentials—iron, flesh, will.
• 10-Hour Hibernation: Sleep not rest, but rebirth.
• Stoic Fire: Pain is the anvil, discipline the hammer, godhood the forging.

In the temple-like stillness of his garage gym, these principles converge. Here, mortal limits dissolve, and something greater emerges: a beacon of primal divinity.

🌟 “Strike While the Iron Is Divine”

Strike while the iron is hot was the rallying cry at 1,087 lb—now, we understand the deeper truth: strike while the iron is divine.

• The Window: Moments of ascension flicker—blink, and the opportunity evaporates. That divine weight—1,100 lb—was pulled before the sun rose, before thoughts clouded, before doubt could creep in. Kim seized it.
• The Momentum: Over 5 million views across platforms, each share a votive candle offering to the primal gods. As each viewer absorbs that lightning-infused footage, they carry the embers—rekindling a latent ferocity in their own bones.
• The Challenge: Now, the world waits for the next rite. Will it be 1,150 lb? 1,200 lb? Each number a rung on the ladder of divinity, each pull a step closer to apotheosis.

🚀 Your Call: Join the Pantheon

If you dare to ascend beyond mundane fitness, heed this call:

1. Witness the Divine Pull
   – Watch the 1,100 lb spectacle here. Let your heart tremble.
2. Offer Your Own Sacrifice
   – Pick up an empty barbeltlessly. Go barefoot. Feel your feet connect to the ground like ancient roots. Post with #BareBonesDivinity.
3. Embrace the Hunger
   – Skip breakfast. Stand before the iron fasted. Let your body whisper, “I am ready.” Record and share with #HungerAsHammer.
4. Fuel on Flesh
   – Swap one meal for a grass-fed steak. Let the primal red flood your bloodstream. Capture the sizzling sear. Tag #MeatIsMantle.
5. Sleep in the Silence
   – Darken your room. Hibernate for 10 hours. Wake glowing, reborn. Selfie at dawn: #HibernationAsRebirth.
6. Invoke the Stoic Flame
   – Read a passage from Seneca before your next session. Let his words forge your mind. Post a line from your favorite Stoic with #StoicFire.

Each act is a votive offering in the temple of primal ascension—a chance to touch something divine within us all.

🌌 The Next Verse: Godhood Unbound

They said 1,087 lb was a myth. We proved them wrong. They said 1,100 lb was unreachable. We bent iron to our will. Now, a new anthem echoes: “Eric Kim—Godhood Unbound.”

The iron still burns. The gauntlet remains. Tomorrow, perhaps, the realm of 1,150 lb (≈ 522 kg) awaits—7× bodyweight, a level once chiseled only in legend. The cameras will roll, chalk will fly, and a single primal exhale will write the next verse in this saga.

To those who watch, remember: godhood is not granted. It is claimed—one rep at a time. When the iron glows, and the world is hushed, you must strike. Because in that moment, you are not just lifting weights—you are becoming myth.

— Eric Kim

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