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IPF GL Points Calculator
Enter your squat, bench and deadlift, or type your total straight in, along with your bodyweight. IPF GL points, also called Goodlift points, are the score the International Powerlifting Federation ranks lifters with on the platform today. DOTS and Wilks-2 are shown alongside.
Total fills in automatically from your three lifts. Only know your total? Type it straight into the Total box. Editing a lift refreshes it.
What IPF GL points are
GL stands for Goodlift. The IPF introduced GL points in 2020 to replace the older IPF Points formula, and it is the number that decides placings in best-lifter rankings at IPF-affiliated competition. If you compete under the IPF or one of its national affiliates, this is the score that ranks you.
Like DOTS and Wilks it converts a total plus a bodyweight into one relative-strength figure, so lifters across weight classes can be compared.
How GL points are calculated
GL is the odd one out mathematically. Where DOTS and Wilks divide by a fifth-order polynomial, GL uses a Von Bertalanffy-type curve, an exponential that flattens as bodyweight climbs:
GL = 100 × total ÷ (A − B × e−C × bodyweight)
A, B and C are published coefficients that differ by sex and by competition category. The shape matters: because the denominator approaches a ceiling rather than curving back down, GL behaves more predictably at very heavy bodyweights than a polynomial fit does. The formula is defined on kilograms, so pounds are converted first (1 lb = 0.45359237 kg).
Which coefficients this uses
IPF GL, DOTS and Wilks
All three answer the same question with different math, and they rank lifters similarly while producing different point values. DOTS is the usual default outside the IPF, and Wilks-2 is the updated form of the long-standing classic. Compare like with like: a GL to a GL. There is more in strength scoring explained.
Common questions
What are IPF GL points? The relative-strength score the IPF uses to rank lifters across bodyweights, introduced in 2020 to replace IPF Points. GL stands for Goodlift.
Is GL the same as IPF Points? No. IPF Points was the previous formula and produces different values. GL replaced it.
Does this work for equipped lifting? Not accurately. This calculator uses the Classic (raw) full-power coefficients. Equipped and bench-only have their own published sets.
Do GL points account for age? No. They adjust for bodyweight and sex only.