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Wilks calculator

Your powerlifting total scored for body weight three ways, Wilks, IPF GL and DOTS, so you can compare lifters of any size and see how far the next level is.

Total 420 kg

286.7

Wilks

59.2

IPF GL

289.6

DOTS

DOTS level: Novice. Add about 17.5 kg to your total to reach Intermediate (DOTS 300).

Wilks and DOTS don't change with gear. IPF GL has separate formulas for classic and equipped lifting, so pick the one you lift in.

How the scores are worked out

Wilks divides 500 by a fifth-degree polynomial of body weight in kilograms, with separate coefficients for men and women, and multiplies your total by the result. IPF GL divides 100 by A − B·e^(−C·body weight), with the IPF's published A, B and C for each sex, gear and event. DOTS uses a fourth-degree polynomial. Pounds are converted to kilograms first. The coefficients are checked against an open powerlifting results project.

Questions

What is a Wilks score?
A number that compares powerlifting totals across body weights. Your total is multiplied by a coefficient from a formula published by Robert Wilks, so a light lifter and a heavy lifter can be ranked together. It was the standard for decades and many lifters still quote it.
What are IPF GL points?
The International Powerlifting Federation's own formula since 2020, sometimes called Goodlift points. It has separate versions for classic (raw) and equipped lifting, and for bench press only. About 100 points is a world-class total.
Which score should I use?
Use the one your federation uses if you compete. For tracking your own progress, DOTS and IPF GL are the newer formulas, fitted on recent meet results. Compare a score only with the same formula.
What is a good Wilks score?
Roughly, about 300 is a solid intermediate total, 400 advanced and 450 or more elite for men; women's scores run on the same scale. These are rough guides lifters use, not official levels.

More: the DOTS calculator, strength standards and the one-rep max calculator.

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