Compare your strength, whatever your bodyweight
Your total across the three lifts and your bodyweight: your DOTS score, as on the rankings.
Your DOTS score
387.56
- Total for 400 points
- 1,362.5 lb
The same score as on public powerlifting rankings.
The total for each score
At a bodyweight of 198 lb.
| DOTS points | Total needed |
|---|---|
| 300 | 1,021.8 lb |
| 350 | 1,192 lb |
| 400 | 1,362.5 lb |
| 450 | 1,532.7 lb |
| 500 | 1,703.1 lb |
| 550 | 1,873.3 lb |
- DOTS divides the total by a polynomial of bodyweight, one per sex, to compare lifters of different sizes.
- Bodyweight is capped between 40 and 210 kg for men, and between 40 and 150 kg for women.
Frequently asked questions
Compare yourself on public rankings such as OpenPowerlifting: they show the benchmarks of your federation and class.
Three formulas for the same question. DOTS is widely used outside the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF), which ranks with its own points.
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