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Powerlifting Total Explained: How It Works and Why It Matters

Your squat, bench, and deadlift are three separate numbers. But in powerlifting competition, only one number decides everything. That number is your total. It determines your placing, your score, and your standing in the sport. What is a powerlifting total? A powerlifting total is the combined weight of your best successful squat, bench press, and […]

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How to Find and Compare Your DOTS and Wilks Scores on OpenPowerlifting

You calculated your score. Now you want to know where it actually sits in the real world. OpenPowerlifting is the largest public database for powerlifting results. It includes meet results, totals, and scores from competitions. Everything is searchable and free to access. What is OpenPowerlifting? OpenPowerlifting is a non-profit project. It collects and publishes powerlifting […]

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DOTS and Wilks Scores in Equipped Powerlifting: What You Need to Know

You compete in a squat suit and a bench shirt. Your total is significantly higher than your raw numbers. Does your DOTS or Wilks score still mean anything when gear is adding kilograms to every lift? Do DOTS and Wilks apply to equipped powerlifting? Yes, but with important limitations. Both formulas calculate your score the […]

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What Happens to Your DOTS or Wilks Score When You Miss a Lift or Factor in Age

You bombed out on squats. Or you only train two of the three lifts. Does your DOTS or Wilks score still work? And does getting older change the number on its own? These are real questions with specific answers that affect how you track and use your score. Does age affect your base DOTS or […]

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How Age Coefficients Work for Masters Powerlifters Using DOTS and Wilks

You are 45 years old and posting numbers that would have been competitive at 25. But when you compare your DOTS or Wilks score to open division lifters, the gap feels unfair. Your body is not the same machine it was two decades ago. That is exactly what age coefficients exist to fix. Do DOTS […]

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How DOTS and Wilks Scores Work for Female Powerlifters

You calculated your score and compared it to numbers online. Most of those numbers are for male lifters. Female powerlifters use the same scoring systems. But the formulas behind them are not identical. Do DOTS and Wilks use different formulas for women? Yes. Both DOTS and Wilks apply separate polynomial coefficients for female lifters. The […]

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