IPF GL Points Calculator
The IPF’s official scoring formula since 2020 — separate coefficients for raw (classic) vs equipped and male vs female. Free, no signup.
Different scale from Wilks/DOTS: 60 = novice, 75 = competitive local, 85-90 = national-elite, 100+ = world-class (100 ≈ reference world-record level).
About this calculator
IPF GL Points is the International Powerlifting Federation’s official scoring formula since 2020, developed by Sébastien Mathieu and Rebecca Gordon to replace the short-lived IPF Points (2019) and the original Wilks. Unlike Wilks and DOTS (which are 5th-order polynomials in bodyweight), IPF GL uses an exponential functional form and four separate coefficient sets (men-raw, men-equipped, women-raw, women-equipped). The scale is anchored so ~100 GL Points ≈ world-record level for the reference lifter — a very different numerical range from Wilks/DOTS (300-500). Used at all IPF-sanctioned meets worldwide including national championships in France, the UK, USA Powerlifting (as of 2021), and the World Championships. Numbers from IPF GL are not directly comparable to Wilks or DOTS values — only rank order carries across formulas.
Sources
IPF GL Points (Mathieu & Gordon, 2020). Exponential coefficients published in the IPF Technical Rules.
FAQs
What is a good IPF GL Points score?
IPF GL uses a very different scale from Wilks/DOTS. Rough bands: 60 = novice, 75 = competitive local, 85-90 = national-elite, 100+ = world-class. A score of 100 approximates the world-record level for the reference lifter; records reach ~110 in raw and above in equipped.
Raw (classic) vs equipped — which do I choose?
Match the classification of the meet you lifted at. Classic (also called "raw" in most non-IPF federations) means no supportive equipment beyond a belt, sleeves, and wrist wraps. Equipped means squat suit, bench shirt, deadlift suit, and knee wraps. The equipped coefficient set expects the higher totals equipped gear allows.
Why does the IPF use a different formula from USAPL / USPA?
The IPF developed IPF GL Points specifically for its meet population (drug-tested, IPF-affiliated federations) with an exponential form its designers argued fits the tails better than the polynomial approach. USAPL, USPA, and the non-IPF open-meet circuit went to DOTS instead. Both replaced the original Wilks in 2019-2020; the numerical scales are incompatible but the rank order they produce is broadly similar.
What total do I enter?
The sum of your best successful attempts at squat, bench press, and deadlift in the same session — the standard powerlifting total. Match the equipment class (classic or equipped) to the classification of the meet.