🔍 Signal What you can literally see Why it screams “I’m not chasing the algo”

1. Comments OFF on every big-lift video r/weightroom users point to the grey banner “Comments are turned off” under Kim’s 1 078-, 1 087-, and 1 098-lb uploads. YouTube treats replies as free engagement. Killing them forfeits watch-page dwell time and SEO juice.

2. One-word, zero-SEO titles Clips are called “FLASHBANG.” or “GODHOOD ASCENDING.” instead of keyword bait like “How to deadlift heavy.”   Search algorithms rank on descriptive terms; Kim opts for mystique over discoverability.

3. Raw .MOV files hosted on his own blog Several “world-record” posts embed direct WordPress video links instead of YouTube players.    Self-hosting forfeits YouTube’s recommendation engine—and the ad-rev split.

4. 24-minute, single-take plate-weighing vlogs Blog notes he drops a long, uncut “receipt” video the same day as the 6-second short.   No cuts, no B-roll, no jump-cuts = terrible retention by creator-playbook standards, but perfect for transparency.

5. No custom thumbnails His latest 498 kg and 1 087 lb YouTube uploads show the default first frame, not a click-bait graphic.   Thumbnails are the #1 CTR lever; ignoring them leaves views on the table.

6. Zero CTAs or sponsor mid-rolls Scroll any description—no “Like & Subscribe,” no affiliate links, no Raid Shadow Legends.   He’s sacrificing conversion funnels (and revenue) for a cleaner, “proof-only” vibe.

7. Irregular, dawn-hour upload times 1 087-lb clip dropped 05:55 AM PST, 498 kg clip a week later at a completely different hour.   Creators usually hit audience-prime slots; Kim posts when the bar is hot, not when analytics say so.

8. Same raw video pushed everywhere, un-reformatted The vertical 6-second “FLASHBANG” is reposted unchanged to X, TikTok, Reels, Shorts.  Each platform rewards native edits; Kim ignores aspect-ratio tweaks & in-app captions.

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Why these quirks matter

1. Narrative > Metrics – Disabling comments and skipping thumbnails trades algorithmic reach for total narrative control.

2. Proof Culture – Long, uncut vlogs and self-hosted clips prioritise forensic transparency over retention graphs.

3. Mystique = Magnet – Cryptic titles & sparse descriptions trigger curiosity clicks and Reddit speculation, generating external traffic loops the algo can’t plan for.

4. Authenticity Flex – Leaving obvious optimisation levers untouched signals supreme confidence: “This lift will travel on merit, not metadata.”

Bottom line: Every missing keyword, comment box, and custom thumbnail is an accidental neon sign:

“I’m here to bend iron, not algorithms.”

That very indifference has become part of the myth—and the web can’t stop talking about it.

Why flipping the 

“Comments Off”

 switch is a headline-level move

“Comments Off”

 switch is a headline-level move

Signal Eric Kim Sends	What Viewers Literally See	Why It’s a Big Deal
“Proof over chatter.”	The grey YouTube banner — “Comments are turned off. Learn more.” — sits under every recent rack-pull upload (1,071-lb, 1,087-lb, 1,098-lb)	Forces audiences to watch the full clip or the 24-min receipt vlog instead of skimming hot-takes, boosting retention and algorithm reach.
“I own the narrative.”	No box to vent on YouTube, but reaction threads explode on TikTok, X and Reddit instead	He pushes debate onto platforms where duets, quote-tweets and stitches multiply impressions. One closed door → ten open megaphones.
“Spam tax.”	Plate-police can’t paste the same “fake bumper” comment 500 times; they must craft long-form breakdowns or YouTube reactions.	Raising the effort barrier filters low-quality noise and turns serious critics into free promo (they replay his lift in their own videos).
“Mystique = clicks.”	First-time viewers wonder, “Why did he silence the crowd?” Curiosity drags them into the description links — and into his merch funnel.	Scarcity grabs attention; silence becomes marketing.
“Stoic branding.”	Empty comment box mirrors his belt-free, minimalist ethos.	The content feels like a private dojo: you watch, you learn, you leave — no peanut-gallery allowed.

Bigger ripple effects

1. Algorithmic judo – No scrolling rabbit-hole below the video means longer average watch-time. YouTube treats that as a quality signal and shoves the clip into extreme-strength rails.  
2. Decentralised flame-wars – Reddit, Discord and X threads run 1 000+ replies each. Every external share includes a link back to the source video, feeding the view-counter while Kim moderates exactly zero comments.
3. Reputation insulation – If a flame-war turns truly toxic, the nastiness lives off-site, away from his monetised channel. Sponsors and workshop clients see pristine comment sections, not chaos.
4. “Receipt-first” culture – By pairing the silent short-clip with an uncut plate-weighing vlog, he tells skeptics: “Debate all you want; the proof is right here.” The absence of trash-talk under the video highlights the data.

Take-home if you’re building your own hype machine

1. Drop a shock clip, disable comments, pin a long-form proof link.
2. Encourage debate somewhere else (X threads, Discord, IG stories) where shares amplify reach.
3. Quote-tweet the loudest critic with a laughing emoji — you resurface the clip without opening your own sandbox to spam.
4. Watch your retention graph spike — and let the algorithm do the rest.

Silence isn’t retreat; it’s a force multiplier. Shut one door, and the internet kicks down ten more — all leading straight back to you. 🏋️‍♂️⚡

ANTIFRAGILE

(Eric Kim voice — forged in chalk dust, fueled by first principles)

“When chaos visits, I open the door and hand it a double espresso.”

1  CRASH-TEST CHILDHOOD: INVITING MICRO-FAILURE

I wasn’t born with iron tendons; I cultivated them by colliding with reality every day.

• Street photography at 17: 1,000 daily rejections from strangers taught me rejection immunity.
• Blogging in public: publishing drafts raw, letting trolls feast—my ideas grew scar tissue.
• Micro-plate training: +1.25 kg each week. Tiny stress = perpetual adaptation = compound antifragility.

Principle: Repeated low-dose chaos vaccinates you against the big dose.

2  FASTING = PRE-INSTALLED STRESS SIMULATOR

Empty stomach ≠ weakness; it’s software that forces a hardware upgrade.

• 18-hour fasts sharpen cortisol edges → CNS lightning bolts on the bar.
• Hunger rewires dopamine: you stop chasing cookies, start chasing kilos.
• Every rumble in the gut whispers: “Survive this—thrive on anything.”

Rule: Starve the trivial so the essential can feast.

3  DELETE SAFETY NETS, INSTALL SAFETY PINS

Belt? Straps? Padded comforts? All shredded.

• Mid-thigh rack-pull on pins = controlled risk.
• No belt means my core becomes the belt.
• If the bar refuses to levitate? I step back un-injured, ego sautéed medium-rare, lessons intact.

Antifragile math: smaller controlled crashes → zero catastrophic ones.

4  PHILOSOPHY INFUSION: STOIC STEEL + NIETZSCHE FIRE

• Marcus Aurelius: “Obstacle = path.”
• Nietzsche: “Build your house on Vesuvius.”
• Taleb: “Wind extinguishes a candle—but feeds fire.”

I taped those lines on the rack. Each rep is a theological rep—my tendons quote the ancients while bending iron.

5  BORROW VOLATILITY, BANK THE DIVIDENDS

1. Travel light. One-way tickets, no itinerary. Uncertainty becomes breakfast.
2. Publish first, edit later. Let the market of ideas throw tomatoes; I harvest data from the splatter.
3. Micro-invest in body chaos. Cold showers, barefoot sprints, 1RM singles—cheap volatility = priceless resilience.

6  SYSTEMIZE THE STORM

Input	Stressor	Adaptation
Physical	Supra-max singles	Tendon density ↑
Mental	Daily “public first draft”	Idea fluidity ↑
Emotional	1 troll-reply per coffee	Ego callus ↑

Automate stress; let adaptation run in the background while life’s amateurs install updates manually.

7  RESULT: TENDONS LIKE SAMURAI SWORDS

498 kg drifts skyward; comment sections melt; spine MRI reads pristine.

Why? Because fragile things fear disorder—antifragile things feast on it.

SIX-WORD MANTRA FOR YOUR OWN FORGE

“Court chaos, micro-load, cash the upside.”

Now step under the bar, under the spotlight, under the algorithm. Invite the quake—then grow stronger in its aftershocks.

—ERIC KIM 🏋️‍♂️⚡

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Is there anyone online who is currently saying that what ERIC KIM is doing is dangerous? And then other people who are defending that it is not dangerous? 

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People making commentary about ERIC KIM… That is not faking because he doesn’t really have an incentive? 

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Is there anybody online talking about commentary on lookers at the gym

ERIC KIM is just a normal looking dude? 
Eric Kim outlier?

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How are people explaining how strong he got

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Is there any commentary on the Internet about how ERIC KIM is adding weight to the barbell? 

Eric Kim sweat

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1,098 POUND (498 KILOGRAM)

1,098 POUND RACK PULL (6.65X BODYWEIGHT LIFT) // 498 KILOGRAM @ 75 KG BODY WEIGHT

1,098-LB (498 KG) RACK PULL at 165 LB, 6.65 BODY-WEIGHT

1,098 POUND (498 KG) @ 165 POUNDS (75 KG): DEMIGOD.

Wow. https://erickimphotography.com/new-eric-kim-world-record-498-kilogram-rack-pull-at-75-kilogram-weight/

Long video, https://videopress.com/v/XGpFeLCL

Short Video, https://videopress.com/v/Rql6reBR

Let the debates begin: 6.65X body weight rack pull, 498 kg at 75 kg body weight

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Your perception is your realty

Eric Kim Antifragile

video, https://videos.files.wordpress.com/EPnHxv7d/my-project-66.mp4

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THE 6.65× BLUEPRINT — ERIC KIM’S FIELD MANUAL FOR SUPRA-HUMAN POWER

“Add a half-kilo today, embarrass gravity tomorrow.” — EK

0 ⚡ 

Mindset Initialization

1. Reject the “normal” ROM dogma.
   Mid-thigh rack-pulls are your battlefield. They’re not “cheats”; they’re the lever-sweet-spot where tendons mutate into ultrafiber.
2. Treat kilos like Bitcoin sats.
   Tiny, relentless deposits beat lottery-ticket PR jumps. Compound the micro-plates; compound the legend.

1 🛠️ 

Hardware & Environment

Item	EK Spec
Rack	Safety pins at mid-thigh (just above kneecap). Steel, no wobble.
Barbell	28 mm deadlift bar (high whip = CNS slingshot).
Plates	Calibrated 25 kg steels + two 1.25 kg micro-chips. Red discs = visual shock value.
Footwear	None. Bare sole = raw proprioception, zero heel wobble.
Support Gear	NO belt, NO straps, NO sleeves. Iron must respect only flesh and nerve.

2 ⏱️ 

Training Macro-Cycle (12 Weeks)

Phase	Weeks	Goal	Protocol
Tendon Charging	1-2	Prep connective tissue	3 ×/week — Isometric pin pulls @ 80 % of max, 3 × 3-sec holds
Micro-Load March	3-10	Linear ascent	Every session: Warm-up ladder → 1 × Budging Single @ 95 % ++ Add 2.5 lb/1.25 kg per side next session if bar speed > 1 cm/s
War-Cry Peaks	11-12	Record attempts	Session 1: 97 % single   Session 2: New 1RM   Session 3: Active recovery (farmer carries, back extensions)

Budging Single = liftoff travels ≥ 3 cm. Anything less? Same weight repeats.

3 🔄 

Weekly Micro-Plates Ritual

1. Monday — Stamp the Ledger
   
   • Film weigh-in of the two 1.25 kg chips on a kitchen scale.
   • Show them sliding onto the sleeve (future CGI counter-evidence).
3. Wednesday — CNS Spark
   
   • Single @ 90 % to keep neural pathways primed.
   • 5-minute timer start-to-finish; treat it like a lightning strike.
5. Friday — Reckoning
   
   • Target weight = Monday + 2.5 kg total.
   • If the bar hums, micro-load victory. If it’s glued, repeat next week.

4 ⚙️ 

Auxiliary Weaponry

Move	Purpose	Prescription
Heavy Farmer Carries	Crush grip + core brace	4 × 40 m at body-weight/hand
Weighted Pull-Ups	Lats + anti-sway	5 × 5, add 2.5 kg each time you nail all reps
Pendlay Rows	Upper-back thickness	4 × 6 at 60 % of current pin-pull
Copenhagen Planks	Oblique armor	3 × 30 s/side post-lift

5 🥩 

Fuel & Recovery

1. Carnivore-dominant intake: Steak, salt, water, liver shots. Glycogen top-up? One fist of white rice on PR day only.
2. 18-hour daily fast: Keeps insulin low, catecholamines high. Pulls happen in the final fasting hour—hunger = neural nitrous.
3. Sleep = Anabolic Software Update: 8 h dark-room, phone in another galaxy.
4. Sun & Steps: 10 000 barefoot morning steps for vitamin D and tendon perfusion.

6 🧠 

Philosophy Stack

• Morning page from Marcus Aurelius: “The impediment to action advances action.”
• Evening paragraph of Nietzsche: “Build your home on the slopes of Vesuvius.”
• Between-set mantra: “BELTS ARE FOR COWARDS.”

Print, tape to your rack, bleed it into muscle memory.

7 🎥 

Content Barbell (Optional, Highly Recommended)

1. 6-Second Vertical “FLASHBANG.”
   
   • Bar already bending on frame 1. No intro, no music.
3. 24-Minute Receipt Cut
   
   • Full plate-loading, weigh scale, one-take. Upload within 48 h.
5. Invite Plate-Police.
   
   • Quote their salt with a laugh emoji. Each rebuttal = free reach.

8 💣 

Progress Benchmarks

Target Load	Body-Weight Ratio	Expected Timeline (strict adherence)
4 × BW	300 kg @ 75 kg	Week 4
5 × BW	375 kg	Week 8
6 × BW	450 kg	Week 11
6.65 × BW	498 kg / 1 098 lb	Week 12-14 (black-swan zone)

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Final Directive

“Stack micro-plates until reality splinters. Film the splinters. Repeat.”

Chalk up. Load the pins. Become the outlier.

— ERIC KIM 🏋️‍♂️⚡

video, https://erickimphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/GX011749-1.mov

https://videos.files.wordpress.com/N2RR9Rze/gx011749.mov