DOTS score calculator
Squat, bench press and deadlift added together.
DOTS and Wilks each have a men's formula and a women's formula, with different coefficients.
DOTS score
Wilks score
These scores are calculated from the values you entered using the selected formula. Different powerlifting organizations may use different scoring systems.
How it works. Enter a total and body weight in the same unit and choose a formula category. The calculator converts pounds at 0.45359237 kg per lb, applies DOTS and the original Wilks formula as defined in the OpenPowerlifting source code, and rounds each score to 2 decimals.
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What a DOTS score is
A DOTS score turns a powerlifting total into a number adjusted for body weight, so a lighter lifter and a heavier lifter can be compared on one scale. Within the same formula and formula category, a higher score represents a larger total relative to body weight under that formula. According to the OpenPowerlifting source code, DOTS was introduced by the German powerlifting federation BVDK.
The DOTS formula
DOTS score = total × 500 / (A × bw4 + B × bw3 + C × bw2 + D × bw + E)
Total and body weight (bw) are in kilograms. The coefficients below are the ones in the OpenPowerlifting source code. The formula is defined for body weights of 40 to 210 kg with the men's formula and 40 to 150 kg with the women's formula. Outside that range, the calculator uses the nearest end of it, as OpenPowerlifting does.
| A | -0.0000010930 |
|---|---|
| B | 0.0007391293 |
| C | -0.1918759221 |
| D | 24.0900756 |
| E | -307.75076 |
| A | -0.0000010706 |
|---|---|
| B | 0.0005158568 |
| C | -0.1126655495 |
| D | 13.6175032 |
| E | -57.96288 |
DOTS, Wilks and other formulas
Powerlifting federations use different scoring formulas. The IPF uses its own GL points, which this page does not calculate. DOTS and Wilks are different formulas, so a DOTS score and a Wilks score for the same total are different numbers. Compare scores from the same formula.
Example
A 600 kg total at 90 kg body weight with the men's formula gives a DOTS score of 387.96 and a Wilks score of 383.04. A 500 kg total at 60 kg with the women's formula gives a DOTS score of 554.27 and a Wilks score of 557.44. In pounds, a 1150 lb total at 185 lb with the men's formula gives a DOTS score of 350.00 and a Wilks score of 345.96.
Questions
What is a DOTS score?
A score that adjusts a powerlifting total for body weight, so lifters of different body weights can be compared.
How is a DOTS score calculated?
Total × 500, divided by a fourth degree polynomial of body weight, with total and body weight in kg. The men's and women's formulas use different coefficients, shown above.
Is a DOTS score the same as a Wilks score?
No. They are different formulas, so the same total gives two different numbers. The calculator shows both.
Does this calculate IPF GL points?
No. The IPF uses its own GL points, which this page does not calculate.
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