Wilks and DOTS Calculator
Your total on a scale that levels body weight.
The equations were fitted separately for men and women, so they need one of the two. It is the body the formula describes, not an identity.
Your best squat, bench press and deadlift added together.
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A score for comparing lifters of different sizes, not a measure of health or fitness. The totals it rewards were lifted with coaching and technique; build up to heavy singles, don't test them cold.
How this was worked out
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Guide: Why divide the total2 min read
Why divide the total
A 120 kg lifter lifts more than a 60 kg one, and that says nothing about who is stronger for their size. Powerlifting scores divide the total — best squat, bench press and deadlift added — by a curve of body weight fitted to competition results, and put everyone on one scale.
DOTS and Wilks
DOTS is the score most federations use today, and it is shown first. Wilks, in its original 1994 coefficients, is the one older results and rankings were scored with, and sits beside it. The IPF has scored its meets with its own GL points since 2020. DOTS holds body weight inside the range it was fitted on: 40 to 210 kg for men and 40 to 150 kg for women. Both are computed in kilograms; pounds are converted first.
A scale, not a grade
The score compares lifters; it does not measure health or fitness, and this page gives no level labels. Nothing you type is kept.
How we calculate
DOTS (2019)
total × 500 ÷ (a + b·bw + c·bw² + d·bw³ + e·bw⁴); bodyweight held between 40 and 210 kg for men, 40 and 150 kg for women
Source: Konertz T. DOTS (Dynamic Objective Team Scoring), adopted by the German Powerlifting Federation (BVDK) and USA Powerlifting; coefficients as published by USA Powerlifting.
Wilks (1994)
total × 500 ÷ (a + b·bw + c·bw² + d·bw³ + e·bw⁴ + f·bw⁵), with coefficients for men and for women
Source: Wilks R. The Wilks formula. Adopted by the International Powerlifting Federation in 1994; original coefficients, used until 2020.
Frequently asked questions
What is a DOTS score?
A way of putting powerlifting totals from different body weights on one scale: total × 500 divided by a curve fitted to body weight. A man of 90 kg with a 600 kg total scores 387.96. Most federations outside the IPF use it today.
What is the difference between Wilks and DOTS?
Both divide the total by a curve of body weight. Wilks, adopted in 1994, is the one older results and rankings were scored with; DOTS is newer and fits today's lifters better, especially the lightest and heaviest. The calculator shows both.
Which Wilks does this use?
The original coefficients, used until 2020, which is what most published Wilks scores mean. The 2020 revision (Wilks-2) changed the scale and was short-lived. The IPF now uses its own GL points.
What is a good DOTS score?
It depends on who you compare with; the score exists to compare lifters of different sizes, not to grade anyone. It is not a measure of health or fitness either.
Can I use pounds?
Yes. Pounds are converted to kilograms first, because both formulas were fitted in kilograms.