Compare Your Total With Any Lifter, Whatever Their Size
Enter your bodyweight and your total to get one score that levels the field between lighter and heavier lifters.
This tool was built by Serge (MSc) using the Wilks formula. My background is a lifelong natural lifter with over a decade of drug-free training and a science background (MSc).
My tools are for educational purposes and give practical guidance, not professional advice.
Comparing raw totals is unfair, because a heavier lifter usually moves more weight. A Wilks score adjusts your total for your bodyweight, so a lighter lifter and a heavier one can be compared fairly.
Choose your sex, then enter your bodyweight and your total in the same unit. If you do not compete, your best squat, bench press, and deadlift added together works well.
Why I Like One Number
I like having a single score that levels the field, because it shows progress even when my bodyweight changes. A bigger total at a heavier weight can hide the fact that you have not actually gotten stronger for your size.
I recommend using it that way, as a way to follow your own trend over months rather than a label to chase.
What the Formula Does
Your total is multiplied by a coefficient that depends on your bodyweight, with a separate equation for men and for women. Lighter lifters receive a higher coefficient to balance the natural advantage of extra size.
The result is one number you can compare with lifters of any weight.
Reading Your Score
A higher score means more strength for your size. As a rough guide, under 200 is a beginner range, 200 to 299 is novice to intermediate, 300 to 399 is advanced, and 400 and above is highly competitive.
These bands are general, so use your score to follow your own progress, not as a hard label.
Where Wilks Falls Short
Wilks is one of several scoring systems, and newer formulas such as DOTS give slightly different numbers. It also works best for people within a typical bodyweight range, so very light or very heavy lifters should read the result with extra care.
Treat it as a way to compare and track, not as a measure of health or worth.
Build the Total Behind the Score
To see how each lift compares on its own, the strength standards calculator places your squat, bench, or deadlift on a scale. If you only know a set of several reps, the one-rep max calculator estimates your single first.
To grow the numbers steadily, the progressive overload calculator tells you when to add weight.