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DOTS vs Wilks vs GL Calculator
Compare DOTS, Wilks, and Goodlift scores side by side to see which system rates your powerlifting total highest.
Result
Your total under three formulas
Each score placed on the DOTS scale; the labels show the real score.
What does the DOTS vs Wilks vs GL Calculator calculate, and which formula does it use?
The DOTS vs Wilks vs GL Calculator scores one powerlifting total under three bodyweight-adjusted systems at once — DOTS (2019), Wilks2 (2020, a 600-point scale) and IPF Goodlift (GL) points with separate raw and equipped coefficients — then classifies each score from Beginner to Elite on one common scale and flags which system rates your lift highest.
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How to use it
- Pick Metric or US units, then enter your sex, whether you lifted raw or equipped, your bodyweight and your powerlifting total (squat + bench + deadlift). The calculator runs all three scoring systems at once.
- Read DOTS (the headline), Wilks2 (2020) and IPF GL points side by side, with a classification for each and the system that rates your total highest.
- Check the chart: it puts all three on the DOTS scale (Wilks2 runs about 20% higher and GL about a fifth as high), so the bars compare like with like and any gap is how each formula treats your bodyweight.
- Use it to see which formula favours your size, not to pick a federation: each federation scores by its own formula, and the differences are usually a few points.
- Re-run after each training block or competition. A rising score across all three systems confirms genuine relative strength improvement — not just a favorable weight class shift.
Questions people usually ask
What is the difference between DOTS, Wilks, and GL?
DOTS (2019, BVDK) divides the total by a quartic in bodyweight and is used by many federations outside the IPF. Wilks2 (Robert Wilks' 2020 revision) uses a quintic and a 600-point scale, so it reads about 20% above DOTS. IPF GL points (2020) are the International Powerlifting Federation's own scoring: an exponential bodyweight curve with separate raw and equipped coefficients, on a scale about a fifth of DOTS.
Which scoring system should I use?
Use whatever your federation scores by: IPF GL in IPF meets, DOTS in many other federations. For personal tracking pick one and stay with it. This tool shows all three so you can see which one treats your bodyweight most kindly.
Why does GL Points give a different classification than DOTS?
Usually it does not: the tool classifies all three on the same bands, carried onto each system's scale, so a split means the formulas treat your bodyweight differently. GL also adjusts for equipment and DOTS does not, so an equipped total can read lower on GL.
Does raw vs equipped matter?
Yes, for GL Points. The Goodlift formula uses different coefficients for raw and equipped lifting because equipped totals are systematically higher. DOTS and Wilks do not distinguish between raw and equipped.
Is this tool free and private?
Yes. All calculations run client-side in your browser. No data leaves your device.
The formula, worked through
- Formula DOTS Score Formula
DOTS = total_kg × (500 / (a + b·bw + c·bw² + d·bw³ + e·bw⁴)). Sex-specific polynomial coefficients.
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Use it from code
The same calculation as a JavaScript module you can import. It runs where you import it, with no request, key or rate limit.
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