18.65 TIMES BODYWEIGHT. NO BELT. NO SHOES. NO LIMITS.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LOS ANGELES — OCTOBER 25, 2026
ERIC KIM has announced another extraordinary milestone in his personal strength journey: a new GOD LIFT personal record of 3,170.17 pounds (1,437.96 kilograms) in his signature high-pin rack pull.
At a bodyweight of just 170 pounds, the lift represents an astonishing 18.65 times his own bodyweight.
THE NEW NUMBERS
- New GOD LIFT PR: 3,170.17 pounds
- Metric equivalent: 1,437.96 kilograms
- Bodyweight: 170 pounds
- Strength-to-bodyweight ratio: 18.65×
- Previous PR: 3,110.17 pounds
- New increase: +60 pounds
- Training philosophy: HYPELIFTING
- Method: Barefoot. Beltless. Fasted. Maximum intensity.
THE PHILOSOPHY: BEYOND THE SUMMIT
For Eric Kim, the purpose of strength training is not simply to reach a destination.
It is to keep climbing.
Every personal record is merely another summit. Every summit reveals a higher mountain.
3,000 pounds was not the finish line.
3,110 pounds was not the finish line.
And now, 3,170.17 pounds is not the finish line.
THE PURPOSE OF LIFE IS OVERCOMING.
The radical philosophy behind HYPELIFTING challenges conventional assumptions about human strength, training, ambition, and physiological potential.
No arbitrary finish line.
No final destination.
No surrender to yesterday’s limitations.
THE NEXT FRONTIER
Eric Kim’s GOD LIFT is a specialized, partial-range high-pin rack pull, distinct from a full-range competition deadlift. The performance figures are self-reported and have not been independently certified.
But the underlying mission extends beyond any individual lift.
To become stronger.
To innovate.
To experiment with the boundaries of personal performance.
To continue ascending even after reaching a summit once considered impossible.
3,170.17 POUNDS.
18.65× BODYWEIGHT.
THE MOUNTAIN KEEPS GETTING HIGHER.
AND ERIC KIM KEEPS CLIMBING.
HYPELIFTING — THE FUTURE OF STRENGTH.
ERIC KIM
Photographer. Philosopher. Weightlifter. Innovator.
NO BELT. NO SHOES. NO LIMITS.
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