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Wilks, DOTS & IPF GL points calculator.
Turn your powerlifting total and bodyweight into the three relative-strength scores federations and lifters compare: Wilks (1994), DOTS and IPF GL. Metric or imperial.
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Result
Fill the form and press Calculate points.
How the three scores work
Each system multiplies your total by a coefficient that depends on bodyweight and sex, so a 75 kg lifter and a 125 kg lifter can be compared. Higher is better, but the scales are not interchangeable: Wilks and DOTS both put an average elite total near 400–500 points, while IPF GL is scaled so that 100 is a strong result.
- Wilks (1994 coefficients): total × 500 ÷ (a + bx + cx² + dx³ + ex⁴ + fx⁵), x = bodyweight in kg.
- DOTS: total × 500 ÷ (ax⁴ + bx³ + cx² + dx + e).
- IPF GL: total × 100 ÷ (A − B × e−C × x), with separate constants for classic and equipped lifting and for full powerlifting and bench-only.
Wilks and DOTS clamp bodyweight to the range the polynomial was fitted on (Wilks 40–201.9 kg men, 26.51–154.53 kg women; DOTS 40–210 kg men, 40–150 kg women), the way OpenPowerlifting applies them. The tool tells you when clamping happened. The newer 2020 Wilks re-fit is not included.
Enter your bench-press best in the total field and choose “Bench press only” to get the bench IPF GL. Wilks and DOTS are defined for a full powerlifting total, so read those two lines as meaningful only for a three-lift total.
Disclaimer
A points score is a comparison tool, not a ruling. Federations publish their own official calculations and may change formulas. Check your federation's current rules for meets and records.
Sources, and when they were checked
Coefficients were read from the sources below on 29 September 2026. The IPF's document states its coefficients apply from 1 May 2020 to 31 December 2023; they are still what OpenPowerlifting publishes, but confirm with your federation if it has adopted a newer set.
- International Powerlifting Federation — The IPF GL Coefficients for Relative Scoring (May 2020), Table 1 — IPF GL formula and constants
- OpenPowerlifting opl-data — coefficients crate (wilks.rs, dots.rs, goodlift.rs) — Wilks 1994 and DOTS polynomial coefficients and bodyweight ranges