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Wilks and DOTS calculator
Wilks and DOTS compare strength across bodyweights. Enter your total lifted, your bodyweight, and your sex, and this calculator returns both scores — so a lighter and a heavier lifter can be ranked fairly.
Result
Worked example
A 100 kg male lifter with a 600 kg total scores about 369 DOTS and 365 Wilks. The same total at a lighter bodyweight scores higher, since the coefficient rewards strength relative to size.
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between Wilks and DOTS?
Both score a lifted total relative to bodyweight so athletes of different sizes can be compared. DOTS (2019) is recalibrated on modern data and is now the more common standard; Wilks is the older, still-familiar formula. This calculator shows both.
What total do I enter?
Usually your powerlifting total (squat + bench + deadlift), but any single-lift or combined number works — the score just scales that total by your bodyweight coefficient.
Does it work in pounds?
Yes. Switch to lb and enter both your total and bodyweight in pounds; the calculator converts to kilograms internally, which is what the coefficients require.