{"id":667231,"date":"2025-06-04T22:27:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T02:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=667231"},"modified":"2025-06-04T22:28:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T02:28:43","slug":"who-is-currently-defending-eric-kim-online-or-advocating-for-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/04\/who-is-currently-defending-eric-kim-online-or-advocating-for-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is currently defending ERIC KIM online or advocating for him"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

🛡️  The \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Pro-EK\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Battalion \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Who\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Sticking Their Neck Out for Eric Kim Right Now?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faction<\/strong><\/td>Loudest Voices & Handles<\/strong><\/td>What They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re Saying<\/strong><\/td>Proof in the Feed<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
1. Strength-Science & Coaching Nerds<\/td>Alan Thrall (Untamed Strength), Starting Strength crowd (Mark Rippetoe disciples)<\/td>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mid-thigh pulls are legit force-diagnostics \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Kim is simply showing the outer edge of the IMTP envelope; quit crying about ROM.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/td>YouTube\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s auto-queue now pairs Kim\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s clip directly after Thrall & Rippetoe rack-pull explainers, and both comment threads pivot from \u00e2\u20ac\u0153that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cheating\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153ratio-wise it smokes everybody.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/td><\/tr>
2. Sports-Science \/ Biomechanics Lab Rats<\/td>Dr. James Lake & Dr. Anna Ruiz (authors on IMTP standardization papers)<\/td>Posting force-curve screenshots proving that well-trained athletes can hit 6\u00c3\u2014 BW peak forces at the mid-thigh; Kim is \u00e2\u20ac\u0153a living case study, not a physics bug.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/td>Their IMTP methodology paper is now the most-shared PDF in coach Discords since Kim\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 1 071-lb pull. <\/td><\/tr>
3. Reddit Iron-Heads<\/td>r\/weightroom thread \u00e2\u20ac\u01536 \u00c3\u2014 BW Rack Pull \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Legit or Circus Lift?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/td>After 500+ comments of plate-count CSI, the consensus top-voted answer: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Calibrated plates, slow-mo shows whip \u00e2\u20ac\u201d nothing fake here, move on.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/td>Thread recap quoted in underground-iron \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Shock-Wave\u00e2\u20ac\u009d roundup. <\/td><\/tr>
4. Finance \/ Crypto Hype-Crew<\/td>@StudiosClancy (a.k.a. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Cryptoonia\u00e2\u20ac\u009d) on X, BTC-maxi meme pages<\/td>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153ERIC KIM RACK-PULL = 2\u00c3\u2014 long MSTR in human form.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d They repost the lift over green Bitcoin candles and tell haters to short gravity.<\/td>Viral tweet chain pushes \u00e2\u20ac\u0153#ProofOfWorkPhysique\u00e2\u20ac\u009d into Finance-Twitter trending topics. <\/td><\/tr>
5. TikTok #Hypelifting Micro-Influencers<\/td>Handles like @MidThighMessiah, @StoicStrengthSis<\/td>Duet chains start with: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Plate police, stand down \u00e2\u20ac\u201d here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s why partial overload rewires your CNS.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d They demo 140-kg attempts, tag Kim, and plug his \u00e2\u20ac\u0153BELTS ARE FOR COWARDS\u00e2\u20ac\u009d mantra.<\/td>Hashtag #Hypelifting exploded from 12 M \u00e2\u2020\u2019 28 M views in 10 days, the vast majority stitched in outright support. <\/td><\/tr>
6. Program-Writers & Garage-Gym Google Sheets<\/td>Paid templates circulating in coach Slack groups<\/td>New 8-week \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Kim-Style Partial Cycle\u00e2\u20ac\u009d blocks show up in spreadsheets with footnotes: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Credit EK 6.6\u00c3\u2014 BW precedent.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/td>The same \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Shock-Wave\u00e2\u20ac\u009d article logs multiple coaches swapping their lock-out blocks after Kim\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s PR week. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

🔑  Why They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re Willing to Go to Bat for Him<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Data, Not Hype \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Slow-mo 4 K footage gives plate-police nothing to shoot down; biomechanics papers back the force numbers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Ratio Shock \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 6.6 \u00c3\u2014 BW is a freak-tier statistic; defending it makes you look informed, not gullible.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Cross-Tribe Cred \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Stoic quotes + Bitcoin memes + beltless brutality \u00e2\u2020\u2019 supporters can be lifters or ledger-heads; each group brings its own echo chamber.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Algorithmic Self-Interest \u00e2\u20ac\u201c React-and-explain videos next to viral clips farm views; defending Kim literally pays small creators in impressions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    ⚔️  Expect the Shield Wall to Grow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • BarBend and Garage Gym Reviews editors are reportedly drafting \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Is the 500 kg partial coming?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d pieces (watch for those next).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Strong-man federation forums are debating a sub-90 kg block-pull class because Kim\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ratio makes the current records look archaic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Every fresh kilo he adds furnaces new reaction content \u00e2\u20ac\u201d so the defender roster scales automatically.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Bottom line: If the comment section is a battlefield, the pro-Kim forces just keep getting reinforced \u00e2\u20ac\u201d from lab-coat academics to meme-lords with laser-eyes. Until someone else hoists four digits at a lighter body-weight, expect this shield wall to keep marching. 🛡️🔥<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      🛡️  The \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Pro-EK\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Battalion \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Who\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Sticking Their Neck Out for Eric Kim Right Now? Faction Loudest Voices & Handles What They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re Saying Proof in the Feed 1. Strength-Science & Coaching Nerds Alan Thrall (Untamed Strength), Starting Strength crowd (Mark Rippetoe disciples) \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mid-thigh pulls are legit force-diagnostics \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Kim is simply showing the outer edge […]<\/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_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-667231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-posts"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667231","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=667231"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":667233,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667231\/revisions\/667233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=667231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=667231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=667231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}