{"id":64714,"date":"2025-05-28T16:37:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T13:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpcalc.com\/en\/?p=64714"},"modified":"2026-09-28T07:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T04:57:14","slug":"wilks-score-calculator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpcalc.com\/en\/beauty\/wilks-score-calculator\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilks Score Calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"not-prose calculator-box\" aria-labelledby=\"calculator-title\"><div class=\"flex items-baseline sm:items-center justify-between gap-2 sm:gap-3\"><div class=\"flex flex-col sm:flex-row sm:items-center gap-2\"><span class=\"icon icon-calculator text-primary-700! text-base! dark:text-primary-300!\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><h2 id=\"calculator-title\" class=\"text-lg font-display font-bold\">Powerlifting Wilks Coefficient Calculator<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"calcdash-favorite group\">\n  <button type=\"button\" class=\"favorite\" id=\"favorite\" data-favorite-id=\"64714\" data-favorite-title=\"Wilks Score\" data-favorite-url=\"https:\/\/wpcalc.com\/en\/beauty\/wilks-score-calculator\/\" data-favorite-excerpt=\"Calculate a classic Wilks score from your gender, body weight, and combined squat, bench press, and deadlift total. Use the score to compare powerlifting totals across body weights.\" aria-label=\"Add to Favorites\" data-favorite-icon=\"icon icon-fitness\">\n    <span class=\"icon icon-shape-star-empty\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n  <\/button>\n  <div class=\"calcdash-favorite__tip\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n   <span class=\"favorite-tooltip\" id=\"favorite-tooltip\"><\/span>\n  <\/div>\n  <span class=\"sr-only\" role=\"status\" id=\"favorite-status\"><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><form action=\"https:\/\/wpcalc.com\/en\/beauty\/wilks-score-calculator\/\" method=\"POST\" class=\"calculator\" id=\"calculator-64714\" data-post=\"64714\"><fieldset class=\"fieldset-input\"><legend class=\"sr-only\">Input Fields<\/legend><div class=\"field is-single\" id=\"input-1\"><label for=\"field-1\">Gender<\/label><div class=\"grid grid-cols-1\"><select id=\"field-1\" name=\"gender\"><option value=\"male\">Male<\/option><option value=\"female\">Female<\/option><\/select><svg class=\"pointer-events-none col-start-1 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data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/div>\n<style id=\"wpcoderpro-inline-1\">.formula-box {\r\n\tborder-bottom: none !important;\r\n}<\/style><section class=\"formula-box\" aria-labelledby=\"formula-title\">\r\n\t<div id=\"formula-title\" class=\"not-prose font-display mb-4\"><span class=\"icon icon-formula\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><h2>Wilks Score Formula<\/h2><\/div>\r\n\t<figure class=\"not-prose formula\">\r\n\t\t<figcaption class=\"formula-title\">Formula<\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"text-base text-gray-800\" id=\"formula\">\n\\[\\text{Wilks score}=\\frac{500T}{a+bW+cW^{2}+dW^{3}+eW^{4}+fW^{5}}\\]\n<\/div>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\\(T\\) \u2014 total lifted weight: the sum of the best squat, bench press, and deadlift (kg).<\/li>\n<li>\\(W\\) \u2014 the athlete\u2019s body weight (kg).<\/li>\n<li>\\(a\\) through \\(f\\) \u2014 coefficients selected according to the Gender field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The denominator determines the body-weight adjustment. This calculator uses the following coefficients for the classic Wilks formula:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Coefficient<\/th>\n<th>Male<\/th>\n<th>Female<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\\(a\\)<\/td>\n<td>\u2212216.0475144<\/td>\n<td>594.31747775582<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\\(b\\)<\/td>\n<td>16.2606339<\/td>\n<td>\u221227.23842536447<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\\(c\\)<\/td>\n<td>\u22120.002388645<\/td>\n<td>0.82112226871<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\\(d\\)<\/td>\n<td>\u22120.00113732<\/td>\n<td>\u22120.00930733913<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\\(e\\)<\/td>\n<td>0.00000701863<\/td>\n<td>0.00004731582<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\\(f\\)<\/td>\n<td>\u22120.00000001291<\/td>\n<td>\u22120.00000009054<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Multiplying the total by the body-weight-dependent coefficient produces a score for comparing powerlifting totals, rather than a weight in kilograms.<\/p>\n<p>\r\n<\/section>\n<style id=\"wpcoderpro-inline-459\">.calculation-box {\r\n\tborder-bottom: none !important;\r\n}<\/style><section id=\"calculation\" class=\"calculation-box\" aria-labelledby=\"calculation-title\">\r\n\t<div id=\"calculation-title\" class=\"not-prose font-display\"><span class=\"icon icon-unordered-list\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><h2>Wilks Score \u2013 Calculation Example<\/h2><\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> a male athlete weighs 80 kg and has a 200 kg total across the squat, bench press, and deadlift. These are the calculator\u2019s default inputs.<\/p>\n<p>Using the male coefficients, calculate the denominator:<\/p>\n<p>\\[\\begin{aligned}D(80)={}&amp;-216.0475144+16.2606339(80)-0.002388645(80)^2\\\\&amp;-0.00113732(80)^3+0.00000701863(80)^4\\\\&amp;-0.00000001291(80)^5=732.3876264\\end{aligned}\\]<\/p>\n<p>Then multiply the total by \\(500\/D(80)\\):<\/p>\n<p>\\[\\text{Wilks score}=\\frac{500(200)}{732.3876264}\\approx136.54\\]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result:<\/strong> 136.54 Wilks points.<\/p>\n<p>\n\r\n<\/section>\n<h2>How to use the calculator<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Select <strong>Gender<\/strong>: Male or Female. This determines which set of Wilks coefficients the calculator uses.<\/li>\n<li>Enter your <strong>Body weight<\/strong> in kilograms. Use your weigh-in weight if you are calculating a meet score; the accepted range is 30\u2013200 kg.<\/li>\n<li>Enter <strong>Total lifted weight<\/strong> in kilograms. Add your best successful squat, bench press, and deadlift. For example, 70 kg + 50 kg + 80 kg gives a 200 kg total.<\/li>\n<li>Read the <strong>Wilks Score<\/strong> result, rounded to two decimal places. It is a score, not a lifting total or a weight-class ranking.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>What a Wilks score means<\/h2>\n<p>A Wilks score adjusts a powerlifting total for the lifter\u2019s body weight using a gender-specific formula. Lifting more kilograms generally increases the score, but the adjustment also reflects the fact that absolute strength tends to differ across body sizes. This makes the score more useful than the raw total when comparing lifters of different weights under the same scoring rules.<\/p>\n<p>A higher score represents a stronger total relative to the classic Wilks adjustment. For example, a 136.54 score means that a 200 kg total at 80 kg body weight has been multiplied by a coefficient of approximately 0.68270. It does <em>not<\/em> mean the athlete lifted 136.54 kg. There is no single score that defines a particular training level for everyone; interpret a result against relevant meet results, your own previous scores, or appropriate <a href=\"https:\/\/wpcalc.com\/en\/beauty\/strength-standards-weight-class\/\">strength standards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For progress tracking, record body weight and the three individual lifts alongside the score. A score can change because your total changes, your body weight changes, or both. Looking at those inputs helps explain whether an increase reflects improved lifting performance, a change in body size, or a combination.<\/p>\n<h2>Assumptions and practical limitations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Use a three-lift total.<\/strong> This calculator does not enter squat, bench press, and deadlift separately or check whether attempts meet competition rules. If you need an estimated bench maximum for planning rather than a completed meet lift, use the <a href=\"https:\/\/wpcalc.com\/en\/beauty\/bench-press\/\">Bench Press 1RM calculator<\/a> first, but keep estimates distinct from official results.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keep units consistent.<\/strong> Both body weight and total must be in kilograms. Convert pounds before entering them; using pounds as though they were kilograms will produce an incorrect score.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check the scoring system.<\/strong> This page implements the classic Wilks formula shown above, not Wilks 2, IPF GL, or another federation\u2019s current points system. Use the formula specified by your competition when comparing official rankings.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Compare like with like.<\/strong> Equipment rules, drug-testing categories, age divisions, and meet conditions can affect the usefulness of comparisons even when two athletes have similar scores. For a simpler comparison of output to body mass in another context, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/wpcalc.com\/en\/beauty\/power-to-weight-ratio-calculator\/\">Power-to-Weight Ratio calculator<\/a>; it measures something different from Wilks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calculate a classic Wilks score from your gender, body weight, and combined squat, bench press, and deadlift total. 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