DOTS / Wilks calculator
This powerlifting score calculator turns your bodyweight and squat, bench and deadlift total into DOTS, Wilks 2020 and IPF GL points, the three scoring systems used to compare lifters across bodyweight classes. Enter your bodyweight, total and sex to get all three scores at once, useful for meet prep or just comparing yourself against other lifters fairly, free and instantly.
How it works
Raw strength scales with bodyweight, so comparing two lifters by total alone favours the heavier one. Each system fits a polynomial or exponential curve to bodyweight, calibrated from large competition datasets, and multiplies your total by that curve's output to produce a bodyweight-adjusted score.
DOTS (2019) and Wilks 2020 are both widely used general-purpose formulas; DOTS is the newer of the two and is now the default at many federations. IPF GL is the International Powerlifting Federation's own points system, used specifically to rank IPF and affiliated competitions.
All three formulas are published, fixed coefficient sets, not estimates: this calculator applies them exactly as released, so a discrepancy with a meet result usually comes down to a difference in the numbers entered rather than the formula.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good DOTS score?
Roughly 300 DOTS is a solid intermediate lifter, 400 starts to reach competitive raw powerlifting standards, and elite national-level lifters often score above 500. Scores vary by federation and equipment category, so treat these as rough anchors rather than fixed cutoffs.
What's the difference between DOTS and Wilks?
Both adjust your total for bodyweight using a fitted curve, but DOTS (2019) is calibrated on more recent competition data and behaves more consistently at the extremes of the bodyweight range than the older Wilks formula, which is why many federations now default to it.
Why does my score differ from what my federation posted?
Most federations use one specific formula, often IPF GL for IPF-affiliated meets, so comparing that number to a DOTS or Wilks score from elsewhere isn't apples to apples. Also double-check that bodyweight and total were entered in the same unit used in competition.
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