DOTS Calculator: DOTS, Wilks and IPF GL Points
Enter your bodyweight and total, or your squat, bench press and deadlift, to get your DOTS score, Wilks score and IPF GL points in one place.
TL;DR
DOTS is a bodyweight-adjusted powerlifting score: DOTS = total (kg) x 500 divided by a polynomial of your bodyweight, with separate coefficients for men and women. This calculator finds your DOTS score, Wilks score and IPF GL points from your bodyweight and total, or your squat, bench press and deadlift, for raw or equipped lifting.
DOTS score
411.05
Higher than 80% of raw lifters' best DOTS
Wilks score
405.83
IPF GL points
84.51
Track your total automatically
PR Streak catches every PR automatically, so you can watch your squat, bench press and deadlift total, and the DOTS score behind it, climb over time.
What is a DOTS score?
DOTS is a bodyweight-adjusted powerlifting score that lets lifters of different bodyweights compare their totals fairly. It was introduced in 2019 by Tim Konertz of the German powerlifting federation (BVDK).
The formula is DOTS = total (kg) x 500, divided by (A x bodyweight^4 + B x bodyweight^3 + C x bodyweight^2 + D x bodyweight + E), using coefficients A through E specific to men and women. Bodyweight is capped between 40 and 210 kg for men and 40 and 150 kg for women before it's plugged into the formula.
For example, a 90 kg man with a 700 kg total scores a DOTS of 452.62. A 60 kg woman with a 400 kg total scores 443.42.
DOTS vs. Wilks vs. IPF GL points
All three scores adjust a total for bodyweight so lifters in different classes can be compared, but they use different formulas and coefficients, so the same total gives a different number on each scale.
- Wilks (the original formula) = total (kg) x 500, divided by a fifth-degree polynomial of bodyweight. It predates DOTS and is still widely quoted, though most federations have since moved to DOTS or IPF GL points.
- IPF GL points (in use since 1 May 2020) = total x 100, divided by (A minus B times e to the power of minus C times bodyweight), with separate coefficients for men and women, for raw and equipped lifting, and for full power (squat, bench, deadlift) versus bench-only meets.
This calculator computes all three from the same total, so you can see how your score reads on each scale at once.
What is a good DOTS score?
Among raw, full-power lifters in OpenPowerlifting, men's best DOTS scores have a median of 358, a 90th percentile of 436 and a 99th percentile of 502. Women's best DOTS scores have a median of 310, a 90th percentile of 401 and a 99th percentile of 486. These percentiles apply to raw, full-power totals specifically.
DOTS score by percentile, raw full-power lifters.
| Percentile | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | 276 | 228 |
| 25th | 317 | 266 |
| 50th | 358 | 310 |
| 75th | 399 | 357 |
| 90th | 436 | 401 |
| 95th | 459 | 430 |
| 99th | 503 | 486 |
How this DOTS calculator works
Enter your bodyweight and total, or switch to squat, bench press and deadlift and enter each lift separately if you'd rather not add them up yourself. Choose raw or equipped, and squat/bench/deadlift or bench-only, and the calculator returns your DOTS score, Wilks score and IPF GL points together.
For an estimated total before you've hit one, run each lift through the strength calculator or the 1RM calculator and add up the results. See more DOTS and total distributions in our powerlifting statistics breakdown.
Used by lifters following PPL, 5x5, upper/lower, and more.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a good DOTS score?
Among raw, full-power competitors, a DOTS score around 358 for men or 310 for women is a typical median. A score above 436 (men) or 401 (women) puts you in the top 10% of raw lifters who compete, and scores above 500 are rare even among competitors.
What's the difference between DOTS and Wilks?
Both adjust a total for bodyweight, but they use different polynomials and coefficients. Wilks is the older formula, from before 2020; DOTS was introduced in 2019, and many lifters now track both.
What are IPF GL points?
IPF GL points are the IPF's own bodyweight-adjusted scoring formula, in use since 1 May 2020, with separate coefficients for men, women, raw and equipped lifting, and full power versus bench-only events. It's the score used to rank lifters at IPF-affiliated meets.
Can I calculate DOTS from my squat, bench and deadlift instead of a total?
Yes. Switch to "squat, bench, deadlift" input mode and enter each lift; the calculator adds them into a total automatically before scoring it, so you don't need to do the addition yourself.
Does DOTS work for equipped lifting?
The DOTS formula itself doesn't distinguish raw from equipped, so it can be applied to either, though equipment can add enough to a total that raw and equipped scores aren't directly comparable. IPF GL points, unlike DOTS, use separate coefficients for raw and equipped lifting.
Who created the DOTS formula?
Tim Konertz of the German powerlifting federation (BVDK) introduced DOTS in 2019. The formula scores a total (kg) x 500 divided by a polynomial of bodyweight, with separate coefficients for men and women, so lifters in different weight classes can be compared on one scale.
Is a DOTS calculator the same as a Wilks calculator?
Not quite: they compute different formulas, so the same total produces two different numbers. This calculator works as both at once, showing your DOTS score, your Wilks score and your IPF GL points side by side from a single total.
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