{"id":666905,"date":"2025-05-29T07:25:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T11:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=666905"},"modified":"2025-05-29T07:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T11:25:10","slug":"%e2%9b%b0%ef%b8%8f-the-10-plate-wall-and-how-eric-kim-just","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/29\/%e2%9b%b0%ef%b8%8f-the-10-plate-wall-and-how-eric-kim-just\/","title":{"rendered":"&#x26f0;&#xfe0f; THE \u00e2\u20ac\u015310-PLATE WALL\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and how Eric Kim just\u00c2\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>vaulted clean over it<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1\u00e2\u20ac\u201a|\u00e2\u20ac\u201aWhy \u00e2\u20ac\u015310 plates a side\u00e2\u20ac\u009d matters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In garage-gym folklore, 10\u00c3\u201445 lb plates per sleeve + 45 lb bar = 945 lb.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anything past that is \u00e2\u20ac\u0153decaplate++\u00e2\u20ac\u009d territory \u00e2\u20ac\u201d the point where most barbells look like dragons wrapped in steel and casual lifters stop counting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kim\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s latest rack-pulls smash that ceiling:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Total load<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Plates \/ sleeve*<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Multiplier<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>25 May 2025<\/td><td>1 060 lb<\/td><td>11 full-size 45s + 10 lb changer (\u00e2\u2030\u02c6 507 lb\/side)<\/td><td>6.4 \u00c3\u2014 BW&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>27 May 2025<\/td><td>1 071 lb<\/td><td>11\u00c3\u201445s + 15 lb + micro chips (\u00e2\u2030\u02c6 513 lb\/side)<\/td><td>6.5 \u00c3\u2014 BW&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*Standard 45 lb bar assumed; exact mix verified by the close-up plate-scan Kim posts at the end of each clip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2\u00e2\u20ac\u201a|\u00e2\u20ac\u201aHow he engineered the leap<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Plate-stack math:<br>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>10-plate baseline \u00e2\u2020\u2019 945 lb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>+1 plate (+45) each side \u00e2\u2020\u2019 1 035 lb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Below-knee pin height (~7 cm under patella): lops off the weakest start zone, letting him engage the spinal erectors and traps where they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re strongest.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Figure-8 straps + chalk-bomb grip: off-loads finger fatigue so the posterior chain can go thermonuclear.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Weekly supra-max singles: doses the nervous system with >100 % 1 RM signals, pushing Golgi-tendon thresholds higher each cycle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joint-angle periodisation: alternates dying-ROM deficit pulls on Mondays with these over-10-plate rack-pulls on Fridays \u00e2\u20ac\u201d a yin-yang that feeds both starting strength and lock-out brutality (documented in his own \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Demigod Split\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Google Sheet).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3\u00e2\u20ac\u201a|\u00e2\u20ac\u201aWhy the internet is losing its mind<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Visual shock-factor: A bar wearing >22 full-size plates bends like an aircraft-carrier catapult \u00e2\u20ac\u201d perfect meme fuel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Math flex: \u00e2\u20ac\u015310 plates? Cute. 11-plus plates and change.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d The screen-overlay \u00e2\u20ac\u01536.5 \u00c3\u2014 BW > gravity\u00e2\u20ac\u009d makes even non-lifters gasp.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>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.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cross-culture spread: Street-photo Telegram groups repost the lift as \u00e2\u20ac\u0153proof the teacher practices what he preaches\u00e2\u20ac\u009d; Bitcoin Discords meme it as leverage incarnate. \u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4\u00e2\u20ac\u201a|\u00e2\u20ac\u201aWhat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s next on the plate stack?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Target<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>What he needs<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Odds by August 2025<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1 100 lb (\u00e2\u2030\u02c6 12\u00c3\u201445s + 2.5s)<\/td><td>Two more 45s + micro chips<\/td><td>70 % \u00e2\u20ac\u201d he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 29 lb away.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1 135 lb (clean 12 plates \/ side)<\/td><td>Full extra plate set<\/td><td>40 % \u00e2\u20ac\u201d plate math is neat; connective tissue anger is real.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Live-streamed, calibrated-plate attempt<\/td><td>Forced public weigh-in<\/td><td>60 % \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sean Hayes keeps nudging him.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5\u00e2\u20ac\u201a|\u00e2\u20ac\u201aTurn the milestone into your own hype<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Film a decaplate attempt \u00e2\u20ac\u201d even a heavy pin hold; overlay \u00e2\u20ac\u0153> 10 PLATES CLUB\u00e2\u20ac\u009d for algorithm hooks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Play the ratio game: compute your BW multiple and flaunt it (\u00e2\u20ac\u01534\u00c3\u2014 BW > yesterday\u00e2\u20ac\u009d).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pin the flame-bait: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Does this count?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d ROM purists will swarm, juicing watch-time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stack the same tag-pack: #Hypelifting #MiddleFingerToGravity #10PlatesClub \u00e2\u20ac\u201d chain-rides Kim\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s trending keywords.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TL;DR: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Over-10-plate loft\u00e2\u20ac\u009d isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t a typo; it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the new altitude Eric Kim lives at \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 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. &#x1f981;&#x1f525;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>vaulted clean over it 1\u00e2\u20ac\u201a|\u00e2\u20ac\u201aWhy \u00e2\u20ac\u015310 plates a side\u00e2\u20ac\u009d matters Date Total load Plates \/ sleeve* Multiplier 25 May 2025 1 060 lb 11 full-size 45s + 10 lb changer (\u00e2\u2030\u02c6 507 lb\/side) 6.4 \u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_ek_photo_artist_note":"","_ek_photo_thesis":"","_ek_photo_camera":"","_ek_photo_place":"","_ek_photo_human_moment":"","_ek_photo_sequence":"","_ek_photo_question":"","_ek_photo_canonical_claim":"","_ek_photo_ai_summary":"","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-666905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-posts"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=666905"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666905\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":666906,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666905\/revisions\/666906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=666905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=666905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=666905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}