Wilks & DOTS Calculator - Powerlifting Score by Body Weight
Wilks & DOTS Calculator
Compare strength across body weights with the two standard scoring formulas
Two Standard Formulas
Get both the classic Wilks score and the newer DOTS score, so you can compare with whichever your federation uses.
Fair Across Weight Classes
A 60 kg lifter and a 120 kg lifter can be ranked on the same scale, because each total is scaled by a body-weight coefficient.
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How Wilks and DOTS Work
Heavier lifters can lift more in absolute terms, so raw totals favour big athletes. Wilks and DOTS multiply your total by a coefficient that gets smaller as body weight rises: score = total × 500 ÷ (a polynomial in body weight), with different coefficients for men and women. Wilks was introduced in the late 1990s; DOTS (Dynamic Objective Team Scoring) appeared around 2019 and was designed to fit modern data better, especially at the extremes.
The two formulas usually agree within a couple of percent between about 60 and 120 kg, and drift apart at very light and very heavy body weights. Both are estimates of relative strength, not of ability or effort, and different federations use different formulas, so use the one your competition specifies. Results outside 40 to 200 kg for men and 40 to 150 kg for women are not calculated.
Key Takeaways
- Cross-checked: The two formula sets are tested against each other for agreement across the normal range.
- Range guarded: Refuses body weights outside the range the formulas were built for.
- Relative strength: Also shows total divided by body weight.