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HEROWeightlifting · Wilmersdorf · Berlin

AC Heros Berlin

Signature trait: Volunteer-run since the 1960s

1.18×
▲ +18% vs par Tier S · Iron Temple Rank #6 of 87
HERO 1.18×
FDCBAS
Log scale. Each tick is a listing; AC Heros Berlin sits between Fitness-Club Spandau and VGA Saint-Maur Haltérophilie.

Analyst note

A non-profit Wilmersdorf club whose lineage runs back to the mid-1960s Athletik Club Berlin, affiliated with the city's weightlifting and powerlifting federation. Volunteers, barbells, decades.

An iron temple. The bar respects you and so do we.

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Rating: Iron TempleA PR here is worth more than the plates on the bar.

The facts

Address
Karlsbader Straße 9, 14193 Berlin
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Type
Weightlifting
Founded
mid-1980s (merger); predecessor Athletik Club Berlin founded mid-1960s
Website
ac-heros-berlin.de
Chalk
Not published
Federation / meets
Member of Berliner Gewichtheber- und Kraftsport Verband e.V. (BGKV); part of Landessportbund Berlin
Notable
One of Berlin's older strength-sport clubs, formed by a 1980s merger of clubs tracing back to the mid-1960s Athletik Club Berlin.
Specialties
  • Olympic weightlifting
  • powerlifting
  • general fitness

How the 1.18× is built

Five pillars from the facts above, weighted and combined by the published rubric. Pillars marked est. aren't published by the gym and use the default for its type.

Iron quality est.7/10

Competition-grade kit in the sourced equipment list: calibrated plates, platforms, specialty bars, strongman implements, premium machine lines.

Chalk policy est.8/10

From the gym's published rules: allowed 10, liquid only 5, banned 0.

Strength focus10/10

What the gym is built for: strength clubs 10, bodybuilding 8, hybrid 7 … HIIT studios 1.

Pedigree8/10

Federation affiliation, notable athletes and history, and how long it has been going.

Comfort0/10

Saunas, spas, pools, lounges, cafés. Counts against the multiplier.

What your lifts are worth here

Gym multiplier × lift honesty. Standard claims on the left, the truth on the right.

Common lifts converted at AC Heros Berlin
LiftClaimedReal
Bench Press (free bar)ego factor 1.00×100 kg118 kg
Back Squat (full depth)ego factor 1.00×140 kg165.2 kg
Deadliftego factor 1.00×180 kg212.4 kg
Overhead Pressego factor 1.05×60 kg74.3 kg
Hip Thrustego factor 0.70×160 kg132.2 kg
Leg Pressego factor 0.25×300 kg88.5 kg

Try your own

Real, AC Heros Berlin-adjusted
118 kg
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Exchange rates

What a 100 kg bench at AC Heros Berlin is worth elsewhere: the claim you'd need at each gym to match it. To match a 100 kg AC Heros Berlin bench at Basic-Fit, you'd need to claim 655.6 kg.

Physical Culture83.1 kgPHYS · 1.42× · LondonFitness-Club Spandau100 kgFCSP · 1.18× · BerlinSociété Athlétique Montmartroise95.9 kgSAM · 1.23× · ParisBrussels Barbell101.7 kgBXBB · 1.16× · BrusselsCEM Bac de Roda Power Hub101.7 kgBDRH · 1.16× · BarcelonaOutcast Strength System91.5 kgOUTC · 1.29× · ZurichPureGym393.3 kgPURE · 0.3× · chainMcFit513 kgMCFT · 0.23× · chain

Around Berlin

Where AC Heros Berlin sits among Berlin's gems. See the whole city →

Listings ranked near AC Heros Berlin
#GymTierMultiplierSignature trait
1 AC Heros BerlinHERO
Wilmersdorf · Berlin
 S 1.18× Volunteer-run since the 1960s
2 Fitness-Club SpandauFCSP
Spandau · Berlin
 S 1.18× A strength lineage back to 1891
3 SV Empor Berlin GewichthebenEMPR
Prenzlauer Berg · Berlin
 S 1.18× Bundesliga weightlifting since 1962
4 Berliner TSC GewichthebenBTSC
Schöneberg · Berlin
 S 1.1× Home of Germany's first female Olympic weightlifter
5 ACK-BerlinACK
Köpenick · Berlin
 S 1.02× Federations: all of them
6 Bunker BerlinBNKR
Friedrichshain · Berlin
 A 0.93× 24/7 golden-era bunker
7 Die KörperschmiederKRPR
Lichtenberg · Berlin
 A 0.82× IFBB-credentialed Lichtenberg studio

Sources

Where every fact on this page comes from. Last checked 25 September 2026.

  1. ac-heros-berlin.dehistory, founding, federation affiliation, address, contact
  2. bgkv-berlin.delisted as BGKV Berlin member club offering weightlifting/powerlifting

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