Wilks Calculator

Compare powerlifting strength fairly across body weights. Enter your bodyweight and total lifted to get your Wilks score and coefficient.

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What Is the Wilks Score?

The Wilks coefficient lets you compare powerlifting totals across different body weights. A 60 kg lifter and a 100 kg lifter can't be compared on raw total alone — the heavier lifter has an advantage. The Wilks formula multiplies your total by a coefficient based on bodyweight to produce a single, comparable score.

How the Wilks Score Is Calculated

The Wilks coefficient comes from a fifth-order polynomial of your bodyweight in kilograms, with separate constants for men and women. Your Wilks score is that coefficient multiplied by your total lifted in kilograms. Higher is better, and the formula is tuned so lifters of any size can compete on roughly even terms.

What's a Good Wilks Score?

As a rough guide, a Wilks around 200 is a solid novice, 300 is intermediate, 400 is advanced, and 500+ is elite or competitive national level. Women's and men's scores use different constants but land on a similar scale, so the benchmarks apply broadly.

Wilks, Wilks2, and IPF Points

The original Wilks formula (used here) remains the most widely recognized. Newer systems like Wilks2 and IPF GL Points have been introduced to address perceived biases, but Wilks is still the standard most lifters know. You can enter a full three-lift total or a single lift to score an individual movement.

Tip: Use the same unit consistently and enter your competition total (squat + bench + deadlift) for a true powerlifting Wilks. To score just one lift, enter that lift's weight as the total.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a good Wilks score?
Roughly: 200 is a competent novice, 300 intermediate, 400 advanced, and 500 or above is elite. These apply to both men and women because the formula uses gender-specific constants calibrated to a similar scale.
How is the Wilks score calculated?
Your bodyweight in kilograms is plugged into a fifth-order polynomial to get the Wilks coefficient, which is then multiplied by your total lifted in kilograms. This calculator handles the math and unit conversions for you.
What's the difference between Wilks and Wilks2?
Wilks2 (the updated coefficients) was introduced in 2020 to rebalance scoring, particularly for lighter and heavier lifters. The original Wilks formula remains the most commonly cited; this calculator uses the classic Wilks coefficients.
Can I calculate Wilks for a single lift?
Yes. Enter the weight of that one lift in the total field. The score then reflects just that lift relative to your bodyweight, which is useful for comparing, say, two lifters' bench presses fairly.
Is a higher or lower Wilks score better?
Higher is better. The Wilks score rewards lifting more weight relative to your bodyweight, so increasing your total or getting stronger at the same bodyweight both raise your score.

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  • Wilks coefficient — formula and constants (reference)