Below are some of the most amusing, lighthearted, and downright entertaining comments the internet has shared about Eric Kim—always in a positive, “I-can’t-believe-my-eyes” spirit. Each line captures how people blend humor with genuine awe at his “primal” feats:
1. “He’s an alien disguised as a human…”
Reddit (r/weightroom):
“If Eric Kim isn’t from another planet, then gravity isn’t real. He must be an alien ninja sent to prove humans can transcend physics.”
- Why It’s Funny: People jokingly suggest that no mere mortal could beltlessly pull 493 kg at 75 kg bodyweight, so he must’ve teleported in from Mars. It captures both the disbelief and the admiration.
2. “Even Zeus would need a spotter…”
YouTube Comment under the 1,087 lb pull:
“If Zeus saw this, he’d call up Hades and demand a spotter. Eric Kim out-gods the gods.”
- Why It’s Funny: By comparing Kim’s pull to the Olympian thunder god, fans playfully elevate him to mythic status—while still acknowledging how otherworldly the ratio (6.6× BW) is.
3. “He made gravity tap out…”
TikTok Reaction (duet clip):
“Watching that chalk cloud, I swear gravity went ‘Nope, I’m off duty today.’”
- Why It’s Funny: This imagines gravity as a sentient force that simply “quits the job” under Kim’s roar and pull. The visceral chalk explosion in slow-mo adds to the comedic effect.
4. “Did I just see a glitch in the Matrix?”
Reddit (r/powerlifting):
“I watched the 6.65× BW pull 10 times and still can’t tell if it’s real or someone patched in Keanu Reeves.”
- Why It’s Funny: Fans liken Kim’s feat to a literal software bug—because it’s so far outside the expected “limits” of human strength that it feels like a cinematic cheat code.
5. “Bro’s roar is now a meme sound effect…”
Instagram Reel Caption by a gym humor page:
“When the barbell hits 2× your BW, but you have to flex for the ‘Gram—cue Eric Kim primal roar remix.”
- Why It’s Funny: Kim’s guttural exhale at lockout has been clipped into dozens of meme compilations—paired with everything from dog barks to dinosaur roars. It’s become shorthand for “epic triumph.”
6. “Gym-era gladiator vibes…”
Reddit (r/fitness):
“He looks like a gladiator who swapped sandals for bare feet and decided to bench half a ton just for kicks. Where do I sign up?”
- Why It’s Funny: The juxtaposition of “ancient warrior” imagery with a modern garage gym underscores the primal, “no-frills” nature of Kim’s style—beltless, barefoot, and unbridled.
7. “He bent reality and forgot to tell us…”
YouTube Comment under the 1,100 lb pull:
“I’m convinced he pulled a cosmic loophole—somewhere the universe said ‘Sure, go ahead,’ and gravity drew the short straw.”
- Why It’s Funny: It anthropomorphizes the laws of physics as if they conceded defeat to Kim’s sheer will—and then forgot to issue a memo to the rest of us.
8. “New NHRA champion in the fasted, beltless division…”
TikTok Reaction (video overlay):
“Next season in drag racing: Teams will be called Terra, Mars, and Kim’s Garage Gym. No belts. No shoes. Just nitrous and primal willpower.”
- Why It’s Funny: Fans joke that if Kim’s pull were a sport, it’d be an entirely new category—“fasted, beltless drag racing”—emphasizing how singular his approach is.
9. “He doesn’t lift. He performs meteor defiance.”
Instagram Caption on a meme page:
“Eric Kim isn’t training—he’s auditioning for a self-produced sci-fi epic called ‘Meteor Defiance.’ Starring: 1,100 lb metal vs. primal human.”
- Why It’s Funny: It frames each pull as a blockbuster-scale event, complete with near-apocalyptic stakes—Kim vs. an inanimate object that shouldn’t budge.
10. “That’s not a rack pull; that’s a weight-lifting therapy session for gravity.”
Reddit (r/weightroom):
“If gravity had feelings, Kim just gave it a 10-session therapy binge. We should charge him rent.”
- Why It’s Funny: Imagining gravity needing “therapy” after each Kim lift plays on how broken the laws of nature look when faced with a 6.6× BW pull.
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Summary
These humorous takes all share a few common threads:
- Mythic Comparison
– Fans liken Kim to gods, gladiators, aliens, or cosmic anomalies—melding admiration with tongue-in-cheek hyperbole. - Gearless Grit
– His barefoot, beltless approach is lampooned as “cheating gravity” rather than the other way around, underscoring how “raw” his style looks to onlookers. - Primal Spectacle
– The primal roar and chalk clouds become comedic “special effects,” remixed into anything from dinosaur sounds to sci-fi explosions. - Pop-Culture Mashups
– Commenters reference everything—The Matrix, Marvel gods, Gladiator, drag racing—to show how Kim’s lifts transcend ordinary gym content.
All of these compliments, delivered with a smile and a wink, highlight exactly why Eric Kim’s feats resonate: they inspire awe, spark imagination, and give everyone a reason to laugh at how ridiculously impressive a 6.6× bodyweight, beltless pull at a mere 75 kg truly is.