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PLBCPowerlifting · Sants-Montjuïc · Barcelona

Powerlifting Barcelona

Signature trait: AEP club with its own platform floor

1.16×
▲ +16% vs par Tier S · Iron Temple Rank #12 of 87
PLBC 1.16×
FDCBAS
Log scale. Each tick is a listing; Powerlifting Barcelona sits between Berliner TSC Gewichtheben and One Rep.

Analyst note

An AEP-affiliated club with a dedicated powerlifting ground floor at GymFira near Plaça Espanya: calibrated plates, competition racks and a record of hosting sanctioned meets. Downstairs for totals, upstairs for everything else.

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
Carrer de Joaquim Blume 4, 08004 Barcelona (GymFira)
Open in OpenStreetMap
Type
Powerlifting
Founded
2020 (as Olympia); merged with Powerlifting Barcelona in 2021
Chalk
Not published
Open 24/7
No
Price
reported ~€20 for powerlifting-floor access, ~€10 for general gym area (per user review)
Federation / meets
AEP (Asociación Española de Powerlifting)-affiliated club "Club Dep. Olympia Barcelona" (19 registered lifters, Jan 2025 roster); has organized AEP-sanctioned meets at GymFira (e.g. "I Campeonato GYMFIRA Powerlifting Barcelona", 26 March 2023, club organizador: Powerlifting Barcelona)
Notable
300 m² over two floors at GymFira: ground floor is a dedicated powerlifting section, upper floor general strength/free weights.
Equipment
  • dedicated powerlifting floor with competition racks
  • calibrated plates
  • specialty/powerlifting bars
Specialties
  • powerlifting coaching
  • meet prep

How the 1.16× 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 quality8/10

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.

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.

Common lifts converted at Powerlifting Barcelona
LiftClaimedReal
Bench Press (free bar)ego factor 1.00×100 kg116 kg
Back Squat (full depth)ego factor 1.00×140 kg162.4 kg
Deadliftego factor 1.00×180 kg208.8 kg
Overhead Pressego factor 1.05×60 kg73.1 kg
Hip Thrustego factor 0.70×160 kg129.9 kg
Leg Pressego factor 0.25×300 kg87 kg

Try your own

Real, Powerlifting Barcelona-adjusted
116 kg
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Exchange rates

What a 100 kg bench at Powerlifting Barcelona is worth elsewhere: the claim you'd need at each gym to match it. To match a 100 kg Powerlifting Barcelona bench at Basic-Fit, you'd need to claim 644.4 kg.

Around Barcelona

Where Powerlifting Barcelona sits among Barcelona's gems. See the whole city →

Listings ranked near Powerlifting Barcelona
#GymTierMultiplierSignature trait
1 CEM Bac de Roda Power HubBDRH
Sant Martí · Barcelona
S 1.16× Municipal, Eleiko-calibrated
2 Powerlifting BarcelonaPLBC
Sants-Montjuïc · Barcelona
S 1.16× AEP club with its own platform floor
3 Barcelona Barbell ClubBBC
Gràcia · Barcelona
S 1.04× Capped floor, no queues
4 Halterofilia BarcelonaHALT
Sant Martí · Barcelona
S 1.04× 450 m² built around platforms
5 Puro ImpactoPURO
Sant Andreu · Barcelona
A 0.82× Restored golden-age GervaSport iron
6 Reebok CrossFit BCNXBCN
Eixample · Barcelona
B 0.65× A box that programs the big lifts
7 Workshop Fitness ClubWKSP
Poblenou · Barcelona
C 0.46× 1,800 m² 'temple of strength'

Sources

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

  1. powerhispania.netAEP official 2025 affiliated-clubs roster: confirms Club Dep. Olympia Barcelona, Cataluña, 19 affiliates
  2. powerhispania.netAEP competition record: GymFira hosted an AEP-3 meet organized by club Powerlifting Barcelona, March 2023
  3. gimnasios.fitnessGym Fira address, hours, calibrated-plates mention, pricing

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