How to compare your total
DOTS and Wilks convert a lifted total into bodyweight-adjusted points. This calculator puts both named versions beside the same performance so that you can read an existing result or compare like-for-like totals. It does not create an official ranking, a strength percentile or a training target.
- Choose kg or lb. Bodyweight and the total must use the same selected unit; changing units converts both existing values.
- Choose the men’s or women’s coefficient category used by the formula you are comparing. This selection chooses a coefficient set, not eligibility for a competition.
- Enter measured bodyweight and the sum of the best successful squat, bench press and deadlift. Do not add every attempt or enter only the heaviest of the three lifts.
- Calculate to see DOTS first and original Wilks immediately below. Copy result retains the category, normalized kg inputs, version note and both scores.
Which versions are used?
DOTS uses Tim Konertz’s 2019 fourth-degree bodyweight polynomial. Original Wilks uses the older fifth-degree polynomial reproduced in Appendix 1 of the IPF model evaluation. It is the original 1995 formula, not Wilks 2020, Wilks-2 or IPF GL Points. These names identify distinct calculation systems and should stay with any copied score.
Both calculations have the form points = total in kg × 500 ÷ P(bodyweight in kg), but their polynomials and sex-specific coefficients differ. A higher number on one scale is not a measured improvement over a lower number on the other scale. When comparing lifters, use the same formula version and comparable lift rules, equipment conditions and event type.
Worked examples
Men’s category, bodyweight 80 kg, total 500 kg: DOTS 344.77 and original Wilks 341.35. The 3.42-point difference comes from the formulas, not an additional lift.
Women’s category, bodyweight 60 kg, total 300 kg: DOTS 332.56 and original Wilks 334.47. Here Wilks is higher; neither scale always produces the larger result.
Ranges, precision and fair comparisons
This paired comparison accepts bodyweight from 40 to 201.9 kg for men and 40 to 150 kg for women. The upper male limit deliberately stays within the published classic Wilks table range; the DOTS author’s own male range extends to 210 kg. Outside this page’s range the input is rejected rather than silently clamped or extrapolated. The women’s range follows the DOTS boundary.
Totals must be positive and no more than 2,000 kg, an interface limit rather than a recommendation. Enter decimals with a point or comma, without thousands separators or unit suffixes. Pounds are converted using 1 lb = 0.45359237 kg. Calculations retain their coefficients and internal precision; displayed scores use at most two decimals. Printed coefficient tables may give slightly different last digits because their coefficients are rounded.
These formulas do not add age or equipment adjustments in this calculator. A raw total, an equipped total and a bench-only result should not be interpreted as the same event. For an actual competition, the organizer determines the accepted scoring system and rules. This page does not verify attempts or federation membership.
Frequently asked questions
Is DOTS the same as total divided by bodyweight?
No. DOTS uses a polynomial coefficient. A simple bodyweight ratio is a different calculation.
Can I enter three separate lifts?
Add your best successful squat, bench and deadlift, then enter that sum. The single total field keeps the comparison focused.
Where are age and raw/equipped switches?
They are omitted because these two implemented coefficient sets do not use those inputs. Keep such conditions in your own comparison context.
Why does another Wilks calculator disagree?
First check whether it uses original Wilks or Wilks 2020, then check units, bodyweight and coefficient rounding.
What happens when I edit or clear?
The confirmed scores and Copy are invalidated. Clear preserves unit and category; a muted example may return after leaving an empty field, without restoring a previous result.