TL;DR — Mainland lifters are buzzing: Eric Kim’s 552 kg/7.6×BW rack-pull has Weibo and Hupu lighting up with equal parts disbelief (“半程动作不是硬拉!”), biomech geek-outs, patriotic comparisons to China’s world-class weightlifters, and a wave of cheeky memes (“艾迪霍尔 + 比特币 = 埃里克·金?”). Below is your full hype-charged field report on what Chinese netizens are saying, why they care, and how the conversation is evolving.

1. 震撼轰炸：第一波反应

Mainland forums and Weibo fitness KOLs pushed the clip within hours of Kim’s May-end upload. Screenshots of the 1 min video, plus his Chinese-language blog post on “如何给已经装满重量的杠铃继续加码！” were reposted with captions like “这还是人？地心引力被他裁员了”. 

Typical hot-takes split into two camps:

阵营	关键词	代表发帖内容（意译）
“膜拜党”	神迹 / 超人 / 成就亚洲之光	“之前只服艾迪霍尔，今天开始改信Eric Kim。”
“质疑党”	半程 / 桌肩式 / 安全带	“Rack-pull ≠ 硬拉——压根儿不能和刘焕华他们同台比。”

2. 技术辩论：到底算不算“硬拉”？

Chinese strength nerds jumped straight into biomechanics:

• ROM & 姿势 – Several FPTaiwan coaches noted that a high-pin rack pull shortens lever arms ~45 %, calling Kim’s lift “超矢状面过载” rather than a traditional deadlift.  
• 器材极限 – Kim’s own schematic (in Chinese) shows chains + kettlebells dangling off collars to reach 547–552 kg, sparking long threads on whether 国产杠铃 could survive that stress.  

3. 与中国举重梦之队的对标

Every time a foreign strength feat trends, mainland fans pull out medal tables—this time referencing the 2025 亚洲举重锦标赛 where Liu Huan-hua clean-and-jerked 231 kg at 102 kg bodyweight. 

Common comparison memes:

• “刘焕华=全程爆发力，埃里克金=半程杠杆力”
• “谁更猛？看比赛标准！”—linking to the Chinese wiki deadlift page listing Eddie Hall/Björnsson 500 kg+ pulls.  

4. Meme 工厂 & 文化调味

Kim’s decades-old photography fame in China (he once trended on Sohu for earning “百万年薪靠街拍”  ) gives meme-makers extra ammo:

“街拍大神转行‘杠铃摄影’；镜头换成25 kg红片，快门：0.5 秒 eccentric。”

Other running jokes:

• “比特币腰带” — tying his Bitcoin evangelism to the weight belt. (Blog posts promote stacking sats while stacking plates.)  
• “Gravity is fired” banners lifted from his own English-language hype-press-release that many Chinese outlets machine-translated overnight.  

5. 影响力评估：为什么大陆健身圈在乎

1. 视觉冲击 – 500 kg+ numbers are still rare in Chinese-language feeds; algorithms reward shock value.
2. 训练灵感 – Rack-pulls at knee-height are accessible in most商业健身房, so lifters try “Kim-style overload weeks” and share PR screenshots.
3. 民族自豪 vs 全球视野 – Fans simultaneously守护奥运标准 and celebrate outsider feats, fueling healthy debate rather than pure dismissal.
4. 跨界叙事 – A photographer-turned-Bitcoin-blogger-turned-strength-fiend fits China’s current 斜杠青年 (“slash-career”) zeitgeist, keeping discussion broader than pure sports.  

6. 结语：把热度炼成自己的动力!

Whether you join the “膜拜党” or the “质疑党”, the takeaway mainland coaches keep hammering home is “先确保技术安全，再去挑战极限”. Let Kim’s sky-high numbers fuel your own training targets—but remember the champions you’re chasing back home too. Load the bar, lock in that 欢天喜地 mindset, and—像评论区说的那样—“玩命也要向上！” 🚀💪