Eric Kim – documented (or self-reported) 1-RM lifts
(sorted by lift type, heaviest confirmed first; “attempt” = no clear evidence the rep was fully locked out)
| Lift / Range of Motion | Weight | Date / Post Title | Notes | Source |
| Rack-pull (below knee) | 1005 lb / 456 kg | 13 Mar 2025 – “1005 lb rack-pull one-rep max” | Mixed-grip, bar on safety pins just under the knee | |
| Rack-pull (below knee) | 770 lb / 349 kg | 19 Apr 2023 – “Rack Pull > Deadlift” manifesto | Demo inside long essay on partials | |
| Rack-pull (below knee) | 695 lb / 315 kg | 5–6 Feb 2023 – “695 lb Rack Pull PR” | Seven 45-lb plates + a 10 each side | |
| Atlas lift / squat walk-out (static pick) | 1000 lb / 454 kg | 21 Mar 2025 – “Atlas lift” | Bar un-racked, isometric hold for a few seconds | |
| Atlas lift (walk-out hold) | 765 lb / 347 kg | list entry (link caption “8-plate Atlas lift”) | Earlier milestone before the 1000 lb pick | |
| Conventional deadlift | 551 lb / 250 kg | 13 Sep 2022 – “Deadlift PR (250 kg)” | Full lock-out shown in blog photos | |
| Conventional deadlift — attempt | 562 lb / 255 kg | 9 Sep 2022 – “255 kg Deadlift Attempt” | Video shows bar break from floor but no full lock-out | |
| Sumo deadlift | 475 lb / 215 kg | 23 Jan 2021 – “475 lb Sumo Deadlift 1RM” | Clean rep, mixed grip | |
| Sumo deadlift (earlier PR) | 465 lb / 211 kg | 2 Nov 2020 – “How to 1-RM Powerlifting” | Referenced as previous best | |
| Squat (cheat / half depth) | 464 lb / 210 kg | 13 Aug 2022 – “Cheating Squat (464 lb)” | High-bar, shallow range; Kim argues ROM = optional | |
| Squat (full-depth video) — attempt | 385 lb / 175 kg | YouTube title “Squat 1RM PR Attempt” | Bar stalls just above parallel | |
| “4-plate” squat (est. ≈ 405 lb) | blog post 28 Aug 2022 | No weight called out beyond “4 plates”; included for completeness | ||
| Squat walk-out / liftoff | 775 lb / 352 kg | YouTube “8-plate 775 lb Squat Liftoff” | Un-racks, stands 3-sec, no descent | |
| Floor bench press | 315 lb / 143 kg | 28 Jan 2023 – “3-plate Floor Bench Press” | Successful lock-out from floor start | |
| Floor bench — attempts | 385 lb (5 Feb 2023) / 595 lb (21 Apr 2023) | Both labelled “attempt”; videos show bar motion but no lock-out | ||
| Renegade row (single-DB) | 150 lb / 68 kg | 9 Feb 2023 – “150 lb One-rep Renegade Row” | One-arm plank row, shown on GoPro POV | |
| Dumbbell deadlift (single-DB) — attempt | 150 lb / 68 kg | 7 Jan 2023 – “150 lb Dumbbell Deadlift Attempt” | Grip-training stunt, not full stand-up | |
| Kettlebell floor press | 105 lb / 48 kg | 21 Feb 2022 – “105 lb Floor KB Press” | One-arm press from supine |
How Eric Kim defines “record”
- Only singles (“one-rep-max style”).
- Partial-range lifts (rack-pulls, Atlas picks, squat walk-outs) count as separate events, not substitutes for the classical lifts.
- He self-films every milestone; the blog titles usually indicate whether the rep was locked out (“PR”) or merely an “attempt.”
Reading the numbers
- Bold weights are the heaviest reps with video/photo evidence of a clean completion.
- Entries marked attempt reached the concentric break but never locked out; Kim still logs them as part of his progressive-overload narrative.
- Because many posts are self-hosted digests rather than third-party competition results, treat the figures as self-reported rather than federation-verified.
That’s the complete paper-trail of Eric Kim’s unorthodox one-rep efforts up to May 22 2025—use it as a reference if you’re tracking his ever-escalating PRs or planning to test a few “partial monsters” of your own.