Eric Kim’s eye‑popping 493 kg (1,087 lb) above‑knee rack pull is more than a circus trick—it is a strategic hypertrophy and leverage engine that chisels his trademark 1.5 : 1 V‑taper while super‑charging the hormones, nerves, and confidence that keep his waist tight and his shoulders wide.
1 What exactly is Kim doing? Kim sets the bar on safety pins a few centimetres above the kneecap, grips it raw (no belt, no straps) and fires a single all‑out rep, sometimes …