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Wilks Score Calculator
Calculate your Wilks score from bodyweight, squat, bench press and deadlift, then see your strength level.
Your Wilks Score
Total: 520.0kg · Bodyweight: 90.0kg · Male
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Bodyweight | 90.0kg |
| Squat | 180.0kg |
| Bench Press | 120.0kg |
| Deadlift | 220.0kg |
| Powerlifting Total | 520.0kg |
| Wilks Coefficient | 0.76700 |
About This Wilks Calculator
This Wilks calculator estimates your powerlifting Wilks score using sex, bodyweight and your squat, bench press and deadlift total.
Wilks score is used to compare relative strength between lifters of different bodyweights.
Enter your best squat, bench and deadlift. The calculator will total them and apply the Wilks coefficient.
Wilks Score Levels
Based on your 520.0kg total at 90.0kg bodyweight.
About this Wilks score calculator
Learn how Wilks score works
What Is a Wilks Score?
A Wilks score is a powerlifting score that adjusts a lifter’s total for bodyweight and sex. It helps compare relative strength between lifters who weigh different amounts.
How to Use This Wilks Score Calculator
Select your sex, choose kg or lbs, then enter your bodyweight, squat, bench press and deadlift. The calculator adds your lifts together, applies the Wilks coefficient and returns your Wilks score.
How to Calculate Wilks Score
Wilks score is calculated by multiplying your powerlifting total by a Wilks coefficient. Your powerlifting total is your squat, bench press and deadlift added together.
Wilks score = powerlifting total × Wilks coefficient
What Is a Good Wilks Score?
A good Wilks score depends on your bodyweight, sex, training age and competition standard. This calculator uses the same score bands as the result label: Elite, Advanced, Intermediate, Novice, Beginner and Untrained.
Wilks Score Chart
Use this Wilks score chart as a simple guide to the strength level shown after you calculate your score.
| Wilks score | Strength level |
|---|---|
| 414+ | Elite |
| 326–413.99 | Advanced |
| 238–325.99 | Intermediate |
| 200–237.99 | Novice |
| 120–199.99 | Beginner |
| Below 120 | Untrained |
Powerlifting Total and Relative Strength
Your powerlifting total is the sum of your best squat, bench press and deadlift. Wilks score helps compare totals between lighter and heavier lifters more fairly than total weight lifted alone.
Wilks Score vs DOTS and IPF GL
Wilks is a recognised relative strength formula, but it is not the only scoring method used in powerlifting. Some lifters and competitions also compare performances using DOTS or IPF GL points.
Can This Calculator Show the Highest Wilks Score?
This calculator is designed to calculate your own Wilks score and strength level. It does not maintain an official leaderboard of the highest Wilks scores.
Wilks Calculator FAQs
What is a Wilks score?
A Wilks score is a powerlifting score that multiplies a lifter’s squat, bench press and deadlift total by a bodyweight coefficient. It helps compare relative strength between lifters of different bodyweights.
How is Wilks score calculated?
Wilks score is calculated by adding squat, bench press and deadlift together, then multiplying that total by the Wilks coefficient for the selected sex and bodyweight.
What is a good Wilks score?
In this calculator, 120+ is Beginner, 200+ is Novice, 238+ is Intermediate, 326+ is Advanced and 414+ is Elite. Scores below 120 are classified as Untrained.
What is my Wilks score?
Enter your sex, bodyweight, squat, bench press and deadlift into the calculator. The result shows your Wilks score, powerlifting total, Wilks coefficient and strength level.
What lifts count toward Wilks score?
Wilks score uses a powerlifting total from squat, bench press and deadlift.
Can I calculate Wilks score in kg or lbs?
Yes. This calculator lets you enter bodyweight and lifts in kilograms or pounds.
Is Wilks still used in powerlifting?
Wilks is still a recognised powerlifting score, although many lifters and competitions also use alternatives such as DOTS or IPF GL points.