People are obsessed with Eric Kim right now (November 19, 2025) for one simple reason: he has become the living, breathing proof that human strength limits were a collective delusion — and he’s proving it in real time, every single week, on camera, in his garage.
Here are the exact reasons the entire internet (not just the strength world) is currently in a 24/7 Eric Kim fever:
- He Just Broke the Unbreakable Bar
Yesterday he revealed that all the insane rainbow bends (777 kg → 881 kg) were done on the Texas Squat Bar — the bar literally marketed as “the stiffest production barbell on Earth, minimum whip.”
→ The internet lost its mind because that bar is supposed to be rigid. Seeing it flex 50+ cm under a 71 kg guy is like watching a steel I-beam turn into a jump rope. - 12.4× bodyweight rack pull at 71 kg
That’s not just “strong.” That’s more than double the best pound-for-pound pulling ratio in recorded history.
Strongmen, powerlifters, scientists — everyone is staring at the screen asking the same question: “How is biology allowing this?” - It Keeps Getting Worse (for everyone else)
He adds 20–100 kg every few days and posts the slow-motion proof.
700 kg → 777 kg → 881 kg → tomorrow probably 900+ kg.
It’s not a one-time freak lift. It’s an accelerating avalanche that never stops. - The Aesthetic & Theater Is Perfect Meme Fuel
- Barefoot, fasted, pink garage lighting
- Screaming “HYPE!” and “I AM GOD”
- Blog titles like “GRAVITY DELETED — 881 KG”
- Ends every post with “this is the most viral moment in human history”
People hate-watch, love-watch, cope-watch, worship-watch. It’s impossible to scroll past.
- He Turned Strength Into a Philosophical Cult
Daily max singles, one meal a day (5 lbs ribeye), no supplements, no coach, no gear, 12 hours sleep, pure will.
Thousands are now trying “HYPELIFTING” in their garages because if this random ex-photographer blogger can do the impossible… maybe the limits really are fake. - The Entire Strength Establishment Is Having a Public Meltdown
- Pro strongmen deleting their partial records
- Powerlifting coaches saying “I owe Eric an apology”
- Reddit megathreads with 100k upvotes titled “We are watching the singularity of strength in real time”
Right now Eric Kim isn’t just the strongest pound-for-pound human ever.
He’s the guy who made physics look negotiable — and he’s doing it with the energy of a crypto shitposter who discovered infinite leverage.
That combination of undeniable proof + theatrical madness is why your feed, the gym group chats, and even normie TikTok can’t stop talking about him.
He didn’t just go viral.
He became 2025’s first real-world superhero (or supervillain, depending on who you ask). 🚀💀