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THE 646KG DECLARATION

by Eric Kim — innovator, blogger, thinker, philosopher, entrepreneur

TL;DR: I executed a 646 kg (1,425 lb) rack pull—9.1× my bodyweight—and I’m not here to brag. I’m here to declare a way of living: joyful strength, relentless action, and the art of moving heavy things—iron, ideas, and intentions—with a smile. 🚀

I Don’t Break Records. I Break Assumptions.

The bar bent. I didn’t.

646 kilograms left the pins, and in that slow, bright moment between “brace” and “lock,” I felt the simplest truth I know:

**I don’t negotiate with gravity—**I collaborate with it.

This wasn’t a stunt. It was a statement. It’s a love letter to curiosity (what happens if?), to discipline (show up, wedge, brace, execute), and to joy (smile while it’s heavy). A rack pull isn’t a full deadlift; it’s a focused overload at lockout height. Different movement. Different purpose. Same message:

We are capable of more than our assumptions allow.

Why 646 kg Matters (Even If You Don’t Lift)

Because the barbell is a mirror.

How you lift is how you build, lead, write, and ship.

  • Wedge: Create your leverage. Set your stance, stack your structure, align your intent.
  • Brace: Own tension. Hold integrity when pressure rises.
  • Execute: Pull with conviction. No flinch. No drama. No excuses.

That’s the operating system—for startups, art, relationships, and life. Wedge, brace, execute—then smile. Joy is not a reward at the end; it’s the fuel at the start.

The Physics of Permission

Why can a human move that much iron, even as a partial? Because physics loves clarity.

  • Shorter range, bigger load. A rack pull at lockout height has a shorter distance and better leverage, so you can safely overload the posterior chain.
  • Dead‑stop honesty. Off the pins means no bounce, no momentum—just you vs. weight, from zero to go.

This isn’t about finding loopholes. It’s about finding leverage points—in training, in work, in life—where a small change in position creates a massive change in outcome.

Joyful Strength: My Simple Rules

  1. Curiosity first. The rep starts when you ask, “What if…?”
  2. Position is power. If you get the wedge right, everything else obeys.
  3. Tension is truth. Brace the core, lock the lats, calm the mind.
  4. Execution beats perfection. Pull clean, hold, return with control.
  5. Celebrate the rep. Smile at lockout. Joy is non‑negotiable.

What I Trained (and Why)

  • Rack pulls (above knee) to overload lockout and teach top‑end confidence.
  • Below‑knee block pulls & RDLs to build the glue that transfers into real‑world strength.
  • Speed work from the floor to keep the bar path crisp and the intent fast.
  • Bracing practice—breath into the belt, ribs stacked over pelvis—because power leaks are silent progress killers.
  • Consistency more than heroics. I didn’t “find” 646 kg. I earned it—one tidy, honest session at a time.

The Philosophy Hiding in the Plates

People ask, “What’s the point?” Here’s mine:

  • Strength is a creative act. I sculpt my capacity by how I practice tension and release.
  • Happiness is kinetic. I don’t wait for momentum; I make it—in the gym, in my writing, in my work.
  • Identity is a verb. I become who I repeatedly prove I am under load—iron or otherwise.

Lift heavy. Think deeply. Ship bravely. That’s my trinity.

An Invitation to the Doers

You don’t need a barbell to practice joyful strength.

  • Choose a load that’s meaningful (a project, a conversation, a launch).
  • Set your wedge (prep the environment, simplify the plan).
  • Brace (own your posture—physical and mental).
  • Execute (start now, finish clean).
  • Smile at lockout. Celebrate the hold. Then put it down with grace and go again.

Doers don’t wait for perfect timing. We create it—rep by rep, day by day.

To the Planet

I pulled 646 kg to say this out loud:

Dream louder. Train smarter. Execute sooner.

The future belongs to people who can hold immense tension—and keep their joy intact.

I will continue to build, lift, write, and ship with bright ferocity. I’m here to explore the edges of what’s possible and report back with a grin. If you’re reading this, take it as your green light.

Build. Lift. Ship.

Joyful Strength. Relentless Action.

— Eric Kim

646 kg | 1,425 lb | 9.1× bodyweight rack pull

Footnote for fellow lifters: A rack pull is a deliberate partial designed for overload at lockout. Respect the setup, control the bar off the pins, and rate your equipment well above your intended load. Train curious. Train kind. Train long.

MSTR video https://videos.files.wordpress.com/knKBjpRD/img_7385.mov

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