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EMPRWeightlifting · Prenzlauer Berg · Berlin

SV Empor Berlin Gewichtheben

Signature trait: Bundesliga weightlifting since 1962

1.18×
▲ +18% vs par Tier S · Iron Temple Rank #8 of 87
EMPR 1.18×
FDCBAS
Log scale. Each tick is a listing; SV Empor Berlin Gewichtheben sits between Brussels Barbell and Fitness-Club Spandau.

Analyst note

Weightlifting department founded in 1962, now in the 2nd Bundesliga. When its Jahn-Sportpark hall burned down in 1998 it moved to Paul-Heyse-Straße and kept lifting.

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
Paul-Heyse-Straße 29, 10407 Berlin (strength training room, current); previously Jahn-Sportpark
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Type
Weightlifting
Founded
1962
Website
sv-empor-berlin.de
Chalk
Not published
Federation / meets
Competes in the 2nd Bundesliga (Ost), plus Berlin youth regional league and Masters categories
Notable
Weightlifting department founded 1962; relocated after its original training/competition hall at Jahn-Sportpark was destroyed by fire in 1998, now training at Paul-Heyse-Straße.
Specialties
  • Olympic weightlifting

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 SV Empor Berlin Gewichtheben
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

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Real, SV Empor Berlin Gewichtheben-adjusted
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Exchange rates

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

Physical Culture83.1 kgPHYS · 1.42× · LondonAC Heros Berlin100 kgHERO · 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 SV Empor Berlin Gewichtheben sits among Berlin's gems. See the whole city →

Listings ranked near SV Empor Berlin Gewichtheben
#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. sv-empor-berlin.defounding year (1962), Bundesliga status, training schedule, current hall address
  2. bgkv-berlin.delisted as BGKV Berlin member club for weightlifting

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