A Lichtenberg bodybuilding studio whose trainers include an IFBB Bikini Fitness vice-champion and a Berlin boxing champion turned bodybuilder, with Berlin-Pokal contest history. The name means, roughly, 'body blacksmiths'. Accurate.
Legitimate iron. A touch of polish, but the work counts.
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Rating: LegitReal iron, lightly polished. The work counts.
Hosted/promoted a Berlin Pokal bodybuilding competition (per site's 'DKS Wettkampf-Ergebnisse' and 'Berlin-Pokal 2015' materials)
Notable
Trainer Angélique Meyer is a 2012 IFBB Bikini Fitness competitor and Berlin/German vice-champion; trainer Grzegorz Jan Nowak is a two-time Berlin welterweight boxing champion turned competitive bodybuilder since 2012.
Specialties
bodybuilding contest prep
fitness-boxing
Muay Thai
How the 0.82× 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.6/10
Competition-grade kit in the sourced equipment list: calibrated plates, platforms, specialty bars, strongman implements, premium machine lines.
Chalk policy est.5/10
From the gym's published rules: allowed 10, liquid only 5, banned 0.
Strength focus8/10
What the gym is built for: strength clubs 10, bodybuilding 8, hybrid 7 … HIIT studios 1.
Pedigree6/10
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.
What a 100 kg bench at Die Körperschmieder is worth elsewhere: the claim you'd need at each gym to match it. To match a 100 kg Die Körperschmieder bench at Basic-Fit, you'd need to claim 455.6 kg.