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VGAWeightlifting · Saint-Maur-des-Fossés · Paris

VGA Saint-Maur Haltérophilie

Signature trait: Reigning French club champions

1.23×
▲ +23% vs par Tier S · Iron Temple Rank #5 of 87
VGA Saint-Maur Haltérophilie, as pictured on the gym's own website
Photo: vga-fr.org
VGA 1.23×
FDCBAS
Log scale. Each tick is a listing; VGA Saint-Maur Haltérophilie sits between AC Heros Berlin and Société Athlétique Montmartroise.

Analyst note

The weightlifting section of VGA Saint-Maur won the 2026 Coupe de France des Clubs Mixtes. The most competitive barbells in the Paris region are in a municipal sports centre on avenue Pierre Brossolette, being snatched by national champions.

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
51 avenue Pierre Brossolette, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (Centre sportif Pierre Brossolette)
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Type
Weightlifting
Founded
1919 (VGA Omnisports; weightlifting section date not separately sourced)
Website
vga-fr.org
Instagram
@vga.saint.maur_halterophilie
Chalk
Not published
Federation / meets
FFHM club; won the 2026 Coupe de France des Clubs Mixtes (national championship), currently 1st in Top 9 men's division
Notable
Reigning 2026 French national mixed-clubs weightlifting champions, one of the strongest competitive weightlifting programs in the Paris region.
Specialties
  • Olympic weightlifting
  • national-level competition team

How the 1.23× 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.

Pedigree9/10

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 VGA Saint-Maur Haltérophilie
LiftClaimedReal
Bench Press (free bar)ego factor 1.00×100 kg123 kg
Back Squat (full depth)ego factor 1.00×140 kg172.2 kg
Deadliftego factor 1.00×180 kg221.4 kg
Overhead Pressego factor 1.05×60 kg77.5 kg
Hip Thrustego factor 0.70×160 kg137.8 kg
Leg Pressego factor 0.25×300 kg92.3 kg

Try your own

Real, VGA Saint-Maur Haltérophilie-adjusted
123 kg
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Exchange rates

What a 100 kg bench at VGA Saint-Maur Haltérophilie is worth elsewhere: the claim you'd need at each gym to match it. To match a 100 kg VGA Saint-Maur Haltérophilie bench at Basic-Fit, you'd need to claim 683.3 kg.

Physical Culture86.6 kgPHYS · 1.42× · LondonSociété Athlétique Montmartroise100 kgSAM · 1.23× · ParisBrussels Barbell106 kgBXBB · 1.16× · BrusselsAC Heros Berlin104.2 kgHERO · 1.18× · BerlinCEM Bac de Roda Power Hub106 kgBDRH · 1.16× · BarcelonaOutcast Strength System95.3 kgOUTC · 1.29× · ZurichPureGym410 kgPURE · 0.3× · chainMcFit534.8 kgMCFT · 0.23× · chain

Around Paris

Where VGA Saint-Maur Haltérophilie sits among Paris's gems. See the whole city →

Listings ranked near VGA Saint-Maur Haltérophilie
#GymTierMultiplierSignature trait
1 Société Athlétique MontmartroiseSAM
Paris 18e
 S 1.23× Lifting in the 18e since 1898
2 VGA Saint-Maur HaltérophilieVGA
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés · Paris
 S 1.23× Reigning French club champions
3 One Rep1REP
Clichy · Paris
 S 1.16× Chalk welcome, plates calibrated
4 Cachan Haltérophilie-MusculationCHM
Cachan · Paris
 S 1.02× FFHM club, southern suburbs
5 Gigagym Paris 13GIGA
Paris 13e
 A 0.71× 1,400 m² of machines
6 CrossFit LouvreXLVR
Paris 1er
 A 0.7× Platforms by the Opéra
7 Ultimate Power GymUPG
Boulogne-Billancourt · Paris
 B 0.65× Powerbuilding, around the clock

Sources

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

  1. vga-fr.org2026 national championship win
  2. fr.wikipedia.orgclub founding year, general history
  3. instagram.comactive social presence

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