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IPF GL Points Calculator

Compare lifters across bodyweights with the IPF GL points system.

Result

83.06

How it is calculated

The tool scores a total with the IPF Goodlift formula for raw classic powerlifting (squat, bench press and deadlift combined):

GL = total × 100 / (A − B × e−C × bodyweight)

Bodyweight and total are both in kilograms. The constants depend on sex: for men A = 1199.72839, B = 1025.18162, C = 0.00921; for women A = 610.32796, B = 1045.59282, C = 0.03048. The denominator is the expected total for that bodyweight, so the points show your total as a multiple of it, scaled to 100. The result is shown with two decimals. The tool uses only this one set of coefficients, which is for the classic raw three-lift total, so it does not cover equipped lifting or bench-only totals. Both values must be above zero.

Worked example

A 83 kg man with a 600 kg total (for example 220 squat, 140 bench, 240 deadlift).

Exponent = −0.00921 × 83 = −0.7644, so e−0.7644 ≈ 0.4656.

Denominator = 1199.72839 − 1025.18162 × 0.4656 ≈ 1199.73 − 477.3 ≈ 722.4.

GL = 600 × 100 / 722.4 ≈ 83.06 points.

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Common mistakes

  • Entering pounds. Bodyweight and total are in kilograms, so a 600 kg total typed as 1,323 lb gives more than double the real score.
  • Using the best single lifts rather than the sum of the three. The total is the squat, bench and deadlift best attempts added together.
  • Choosing the wrong sex, since the two coefficient sets are quite different, and a female total scored as male looks much weaker.
  • Using the weight-class limit (for example 83 kg) instead of your actual weigh-in bodyweight, which changes the denominator.
  • Comparing GL points directly with Wilks or Dots points. They are separate formulas with different scales, so the numbers do not match.

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About this calculator

The IPF GL (Goodlift) formula is the official scoring system the International Powerlifting Federation uses to compare raw powerlifting totals across different bodyweights and between men and women, replacing the older Wilks formula in IPF competitions. The GL formula uses an exponential curve of bodyweight with sex-specific coefficients fitted to real competition data, converting a lifter's total (squat + bench + deadlift) into a normalized points score.

Meet directors and IPF-affiliated federations use GL points to determine 'Best Lifter' awards at competitions where lifters of very different bodyweights compete on the same platform, since a raw kilogram total alone unfairly favors heavier lifters. Powerlifters also track their own GL score over time as a bodyweight-independent measure of relative strength progress, separate from their absolute total.

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