Powerlifting Total Calculator
A powerlifting total is a simple idea with a fussy reality. Add three best lifts — squat, bench, deadlift — and you get one number that sums up a day’s lifting. But totals from different lifters are not directly comparable: a 500 kg total at 74 kg is a different achievement from a 500 kg total at 120 kg, and a total quoted without its bodyweight leaves out the context that gives it meaning.
This calculator does the whole workflow in one place. Enter your best squat, bench, and deadlift from a single meet or testing day, plus your bodyweight, and it returns your total plus four points scores: DOTS, Wilks (original), Wilks-2, and IPF GL (Classic). One set of inputs, five outputs, each labelled with the system it belongs to.
Keeping the five together matters because lifters usually need more than one at once — the total for the record, DOTS for a federation-style comparison, Wilks and Wilks-2 for reading older and newer results, GL for IPF-style comparison. One input removes the copying errors that creep in when the same lifts are typed into three separate tools. The scoring math follows the published definitions for each system.
Powerlifting Total Calculator
Squat + bench + deadlift → total, DOTS, Wilks, Wilks-2 and IPF GL in one workflow.
Estimates only. This tool gives training estimates, not medical advice and not a measured max.
Method: total = squat + bench + deadlift. DOTS, Wilks, Wilks-2 and IPF GL (classic) use the same published formulas and coefficients as the standalone DOTS, Wilks and IPF GL calculators (see those pages for the full coefficient lists). GL points (≈50–110; not comparable to DOTS/Wilks). Estimates only.
Estimates only — see our Disclaimer.
How it works
The total
Total = squat + bench + deadlift.
All three lifts must come from the same meet or the same testing day, and all three must be in the same unit. The total is the sum of the three best successful lifts — one per lift — not the sum of every attempt.
The points
- DOTS. Total × DOTS coefficient, using the published DOTS coefficient set for the sex and bodyweight entered. DOTS is a powerlifting scoring system used by some federations as a successor to Wilks; it is distinct from IPF GL points (the IPF’s own system).
- Wilks (original). Total × Wilks coefficient, using the published original-Wilks coefficient set for the sex and bodyweight entered. Wilks is the earlier system, still useful for reading older results.
- Wilks-2 (2020). Total × Wilks-2 coefficient, using the published Wilks-2 coefficient set for the sex and bodyweight entered. The 2020 revision, shown alongside the original so older and newer results can be compared.
- IPF GL (Classic). Total × GL coefficient, using the published Classic (raw) GL coefficient set for the sex and bodyweight entered. The tool uses the Classic set only — there is no equipped GL option here.
The four points numbers are on different scales. A DOTS score, a Wilks score, a Wilks-2 score, and a GL score for the same total are not equal, and none can be converted into another by a fixed factor.
What to enter
- Squat, bench, deadlift. Best successful lift in each, from one day, in the same unit.
- Bodyweight. Weigh-in bodyweight. The DOTS and Wilks coefficients both depend on it, so use the weighed figure rather than a class label.
- Sex. Male or female coefficient set. Both systems publish separate sets.
Honest limits
- The total is only as honest as its three inputs. Gym lifts with loose judging are not meet lifts, even when the numbers match.
- DOTS, Wilks, Wilks-2, and GL describe an average bodyweight-to-strength relationship fitted to group data. They do not describe any individual lifter’s build.
- Points compare totals across bodyweights within powerlifting. They do not compare across sports, across sexes, or across different lift selections.
- Mixing lifts from different days into one total produces a total nobody lifted. Keep the three lifts on one day.