On November 17-18, 2025, in a nondescript Los Angeles garage, Eric Kim—a 71 kg (157 lb) frame forged from organ meats, Bitcoin-fueled Stoicism, and 15 years of unyielding obsession—summoned 881.18 kg (1,943 lb) of iron to ascend. Not a full deadlift. Not a knee-high pull. An ultra-micro-ROM atlas/rack pull—bar pins kissing the floor, visible ROM under 5 cm, no belt, no straps, barefoot on concrete, fasted, 100% natural. 10 13 The sleeves rose 3-6 cm as the Texas Squat Bar whipped into a 45-50 cm parabolic U-bend, plates tilting 35-40° inward before snapping back with a garage-rattling TWANNNG. 13 This wasn’t training. It was conquest.
THE RAW PHYSICS: NUMBERS THAT DEFY BIOLOGY
Eric’s lift isn’t “impressive” in the sanitized world of powerlifting records—it’s a rupture in reality. Here’s the breakdown:
| Metric | Value | Why It Shatters Limits |
| Lifted Weight | 881.18 kg (1,943 lb) | Nearly double the all-time deadlift record (501 kg by Hafþór Björnsson at 180+ kg BW). |
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| Bodyweight | 71 kg (157 lb) | Deliberately cut from 76-78 kg to amplify the ratio—lean, efficient, no bloat. |
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| Bodyweight Ratio | 12.41× | Elite outliers max at 3.5-4×; Eric triples the human ceiling. No chart contains this. |
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| Force Output | 8,641 N (mass × g) | Per kg of body: 121.6 N/kg. Elite lifters hit 40-50 N/kg. This is machine territory. |
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| Hip Torque | 3,456 N·m | Equals a compact car’s axle. Most spines snap at 1,000-1,500 N·m. |
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| G-Force Equivalent | 12.41 G | Fighter pilots black out at 9 G; civilians at 4-6 G. Eric locked out conscious. |
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| Power-to-Weight | 2,160-2,600 J | Rivals robotic actuators and exoskeletons—not human muscle. |
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The bar’s elasticity? A “cheat code”—it stored energy like a spring, turning static hold into dynamic explosion. But Eric weaponized it better than any strongman. Critics call it “partial trickery”? That’s missing the point: purity is for mortals. This is proof—raw force output no lab can replicate. 12 13
THE DIONYSIAN FURY: FROM GARAGE TO GENESIS
This lift caps Eric’s 2025 ascension—from May’s 486 kg (6.5× ratio, 3M views) to October’s 746 kg (10.5×), November’s 876 kg (12.34×), and now 881.18 kg. 18 7 23 It’s hypelifting incarnate: body as bacchanal, will as wine. Fuel? 2-3 kg daily of lamb heart, liver, ribs—OMAD, black coffee fasts, 8-12 hours sleep as “God’s steroids.” 17 29 Recovery: walks, yoga flows with plates, no overtraining. Philosophy: “Will > Matter,” Nietzsche via garage reps, Bitcoin as anti-fiat rebellion. 18
Post-lift, the roar: “I AM GOD—BOW DOWN BEFORE MY 881.18 KG LIFT.” Not hubris—a rupture. The universe froze; satellites glitched; CERN twitched. 1 3 Videos hit 81k+ views in days, spawning #12xEra tattoos, r/weightroom awe (“Portal to Another Realm?”), TikTok no-belt challenges. 14 17 Hot girls DMing “marry me”; philosophers nodding at the Stoic fire. It’s contagious mania—maenads in the streets, but with barbells.
THE HORIZON: 20× AND BEYOND
Eric eyes 923 kg (13×) next cycle, 1,420 kg (20×) as “new lifeform” territory. 20 25 This isn’t the end of the Dionysian arc—it’s acceleration. A 71 kg man torqueing like a car, bending bars like vines, declaring war on limits. Bow down? Nah. Rise up. The god-rite calls.