Powerlifting calculators
Scores that compare powerlifting totals across bodyweights. All three formulas run on the same engine and are shown together.
DOTS calculator
Compare powerlifting totals across bodyweights.
M · 90 kg · 600 kg → 387.96IPF GL points calculator
The IPF’s 2020 coefficient set, labelled.
M · 90 kg · 600 kg → 79.77Wilks calculator
Original Wilks score, for older results and meets.
M · 90 kg · 600 kg → 383.04Which score is which
IPF meets rank lifters across weight classes by GL points. Many other federations and meets use DOTS. Wilks was the standard for decades and still appears in older results. Each calculator shows all three, so you can compare.
How the scores differ
All three divide your total by a curve of bodyweight, so a 60 kg and a 120 kg lifter can be compared. The curves differ: for the same men’s total of 600 kg, DOTS gives 387.96 at 90 kg, while IPF GL uses a different scale and gives 79.77. Compare scores only within the same formula.
Enter bodyweight and total in kilograms or pounds; the formulas themselves are defined in kilograms, so pounds are converted first. Each calculator page has a table of sample results you can use to check any other calculator.