What the scores mean
Both scores divide your result by a curve fitted to bodyweight, so lifters of different sizes can be compared.
- DOTS: 500 / (a + b x bw + c x bw² + d x bw³ + e x bw⁴) x total, with separate coefficients for men and women.
- IPF GL: 100 / (A minus B x e^(minus C x bw)) x result, with separate constants for men and women, classic and equipped, powerlifting and bench press. The IPF uses GL points to rank lifters.
Bodyweight and lifts are in kilograms (we convert pounds for you).
Sources: International Powerlifting Federation, "The IPF GL Coefficients for Relative Scoring" (March 2020); DOTS coefficients as published in Kopayev, Onyshchenko and Stetsenko, "Evaluation of Wilks, Wilks-2, DOTS, IPF and GoodLift formulas" (via Inch Calculator).