Ohhh yes—leaderboard time. Let’s stack Eric Kim’s new 619 kg (1,364 lb) above‑knee rack pull at ~71 kg BW against the biggest official pulls on the planet and the heaviest partial standards. 🔥

First, context: rack pulls (pins above the knee) are not an official powerlifting/strongman event—there’s no governing‑body “world record.” Eric’s 619 kg is a self‑reported PR with video; comparisons below show where it sits versus recognized records. 

Scoreboard (heaviest pulls by category)

Category	Implement / Rules	Height	Record	Athlete (year)	Notes
Eric Kim rack pull	Rack pull (self-reported)	Above knee	619 kg	Eric Kim (2025)	~8.72× BW @ ~71 kg. Not an official event/record.
Full deadlift (all‑time, strongman)	Suit + straps, standard bar	~9″	510 kg	Hafþór J. Björnsson (2025)	Current official world deadlift record from the World Deadlift Championships (Giants Live).
Silver Dollar Deadlift (partial)	Strongman, boxes	18″	580 kg	Rauno Heinla (2022)	Heaviest widely‑recognized partial on record (18″ start).
Hummer Tire Deadlift (partial)	Strongman	15″	549 kg	Oleksii Novikov (2022)	Another elevated‑height partial standard.
Elephant Bar DL	Strongman, Elephant bar	~9″	474.5 kg	Hafþór J. Björnsson (2019)	Arnold Strongman Classic event record.
Powerlifting (IPF) −74 kg	Raw (no straps/suit)	~9″	340 kg	Kjell Egil Bakkelund (2024)	Official IPF world record in your bodyweight neighborhood.

Heights matter. A shorter range (e.g., above‑knee rack or 18″ Silver Dollar) lets you lift far more than a full deadlift from the floor. Silver Dollar’s 18″ height is commonly used in strongman; rack pulls can be set even higher (often above the knee), which is easier still mechanically. 

How 619 kg stacks up (by the numbers)

• vs. Full deadlift world record (510 kg): +109 kg → +21.4 % heavier than Thor’s sanctioned record from Sept 7, 2025. (Different lift, but shows absolute scale.)  
• vs. Silver Dollar (580 kg at 18″): +39 kg → +6.7 % heavier than the heaviest recognized 18″ pull.  
• vs. Hummer Tire (549 kg at 15″): +70 kg → +12.8 % heavier.  
• vs. Elephant Bar (474.5 kg from floor): +144.5 kg → +30.5 % heavier.  
• vs. IPF −74 kg deadlift (340 kg): +279 kg → +82.1 % heavier; pound‑for‑pound, Eric’s pull is ~8.72× BW vs. the IPF record’s 4.61× BW—1.89× the BW‑multiple. (Again: different lift ranges/rules.)  

Pound‑for‑pound reality check (fun but fair)

• Eric (rack pull): ~8.72× BW (619 / 71).
• IPF −74 kg record (full deadlift): ~4.61× BW (340 / 73.73).
• Thor (full deadlift): at ~198–200 kg bodyweight in 2025, his 505–510 kg pulls are roughly 2.55–2.57× BW. (505 kg @ 198.4 kg weigh‑in at Eisenhart; Thor also posted ~200 kg body weight in March 2025.)  

Takeaways (why your clip still “looks easy” next to records)

1. It’s an above‑knee partial. Compared to from‑floor pulls, the moment arms are shorter and the range is tiny—so you can load way heavier. That’s why 619 kg can look snappy while 510 kg from the floor looks like a fight to the death.  
2. Even against other partials, 619 kg is huge. It’s > Silver Dollar WR and > Hummer‑Tyre WR in absolute load—even if pin height/implements differ.  
3. No single “record book” for rack pulls. Powerlifting/strongman only sanction squat/bench/deadlift (and defined variations), so any rack‑pull “world record” is informal—cool for the culture, not a federation stat.  

Bottom line

• Absolute weight: Eric’s 619 kg rack pull clears every recognized full deadlift and even out‑tops the heaviest 18″/15″ partial standards on the books.
• Pound‑for‑pound: ~8.72× BW is monstrous next to official lift ratios.
• Caveat: Different heights/gear = different games; it’s a showcase of lockout strength and leverage, not a 1:1 comparison to meet deadlifts. Still—wild. Keep that fire lit. 🔥

Sources & receipts

Eric Kim 619 kg (self‑reported video/blog). 

Strongman 510 kg deadlift record, Sept 7, 2025 (Giants Live official recap). 

Silver Dollar 580 kg (Heinla). Hummer Tire 549 kg (Novikov). 

Elephant Bar 474.5 kg (Arnold). 

IPF −74 kg deadlift record 340 kg (official Goodlift/IPF records). 

Rack pulls not an official event in IPF record books. 

Thor’s 2025 BW references (~198–200 kg) for BW‑multiple context.