By Robert Wilks, Australia

The new Wilks Formula goes into effect January 1, 1998 for all USA Powerlifting Competitions. It is currently in effect in all IPF competitions. Currently there is not a Wilks Formula for bodyweights in pounds. You will need to convert the bodyweight in pounds to kilos before figuring the Wilks Total.

A formula used to determine the best lifter or lift of powerlifters of different body weights. Find the lifters bodyweight coefficient number from the list by looking down the left hand column and the tenths of a kilo across the top. EG 69.3 kg has a coefficient of .7552. Multiply this number by the individual lift or total. The lifter with the highest resulting figure is the “best lifter”.

Wilks Formula for Men (bodyweight in kilograms)

BWT 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9
40 1.3354 1.3311 1.3268 1.3225 1.3182 1.3140 1.3098 1.3057 1.3016 1.2975
41 1.2934 1.2894 1.2854 1.2814 1.2775 1.2736 1.2697 1.2658 1.2620 1.2582
42 1.2545 1.2507 1.2470 1.2433 1.2397 1.2360 1.2324 1.2289 1.2253 1.2218
43 1.2183 1.2148 1.2113 1.2079 1.2045 1.2011 1.1978 1.1944 1.1911 1.1878
44 1.1846 1.1813 1.1781 1.1749 1.1717 1.1686 1.1654 1.1623 1.1592 1.1562
45 1.1531 1.1501 1.1471 1.1441 1.1411 1.1382 1.1352 1.1323 1.1294 1.1266
46 1.1237 1.1209 1.1181 1.1153 1.1125 1.1097 1.1070 1.1042 1.1015 1.0988
47 1.0962 1.0935 1.0909 1.0882 1.0856 1.0830 1.0805 1.0779 1.0754 1.0728
48 1.0703 1.0678 1.0653 1.0629 1.0604 1.0580 1.0556 1.0532 1.0508 1.0484
49 1.0460 1.0437 1.0413 1.0390 1.0367 1.0344 1.0321 1.0299 1.0276 1.0254
50 1.0232 1.0210 1.0188 1.0166 1.0144 1.0122 1.0101 1.0079 1.0058 1.0037
51 1.0016 0.9995 0.9975 0.9954 0.9933 0.9913 0.9893 0.9873 0.9853 0.9833
52 0.9813 0.9793 0.9773 0.9754 0.9735 0.9715 0.9696 0.9677 0.9658 0.9639
53 0.9621 0.9602 0.9583 0.9565 0.9547 0.9528 0.9510 0.9492 0.9474 0.9457
54 0.9439 0.9421 0.9404 0.9386 0.9369 0.9352 0.9334 0.9317 0.9300 0.9283
55 0.9267 0.9250 0.9233 0.9217 0.9200 0.9184 0.9168 0.9152 0.9135 0.9119
56 0.9103 0.9088 0.9072 0.9056 0.9041 0.9025 0.9010 0.8994 0.8979 0.8964
57 0.8949 0.8934 0.8919 0.8904 0.8889 0.8874 0.8859 0.8845 0.8830 0.8816
58 0.8802 0.8787 0.8773 0.8759 0.8745 0.8731 0.8717 0.8703 0.8689 0.8675
59 0.8662 0.8648 0.8635 0.8621 0.8608 0.8594 0.8581 0.8568 0.8555 0.8542
60 0.8529 0.8516 0.8503 0.8490 0.8477 0.8465 0.8452 0.8439 0.8427 0.8415
61 0.8402 0.8390 0.8378 0.8365 0.8353 0.8341 0.8329 0.8317 0.8305 0.8293
62 0.8281 0.8270 0.8258 0.8246 0.8235 0.8223 0.8212 0.8200 0.8189 0.8178
63 0.8166 0.8155 0.8144 0.8133 0.8122 0.8111 0.8100 0.8089 0.8078 0.8067
64 0.8057 0.8046 0.8035 0.8025 0.8014 0.8004 0.7993 0.7983 0.7973 0.7962
65 0.7952 0.7942 0.7932 0.7922 0.7911 0.7901 0.7891 0.7881 0.7872 0.7862
66 0.7852 0.7842 0.7832 0.7823 0.7813 0.7804 0.7794 0.7785 0.7775 0.7766
67 0.7756 0.7747 0.7738 0.7729 0.7719 0.7710 0.7701 0.7692 0.7683 0.7674
68 0.7665 0.7656 0.7647 0.7638 0.7630 0.7621 0.7612 0.7603 0.7595 0.7586
69 0.7578 0.7569 0.7561 0.7552 0.7544 0.7535 0.7527 0.7519 0.7510 0.7502
70 0.7494 0.7486 0.7478 0.7469 0.7461 0.7453 0.7445 0.7437 0.7430 0.7422
71 0.7414 0.7406 0.7398 0.7390 0.7383 0.7375 0.7367 0.7360 0.7352 0.7345
72 0.7337 0.7330 0.7322 0.7315 0.7307 0.7300 0.7293 0.7285 0.7278 0.7271
73 0.7264 0.7256 0.7249 0.7242 0.7235 0.7228 0.7221 0.7214 0.7207 0.7200
74 0.7193 0.7186 0.7179 0.7173 0.7166 0.7159 0.7152 0.7146 0.7139 0.7132
75 0.7126 0.7119 0.7112 0.7106 0.7099 0.7093 0.7086 0.7080 0.7074 0.7067
76 0.7061 0.7055 0.7048 0.7042 0.7036 0.7029 0.7023 0.7017 0.7011 0.7005
77 0.6999 0.6993 0.6987 0.6981 0.6975 0.6969 0.6963 0.6957 0.6951 0.6945
78 0.6939 0.6933 0.6927 0.6922 0.6916 0.6910 0.6905 0.6899 0.6893 0.6888
79 0.6882 0.6876 0.6871 0.6865 0.6860 0.6854 0.6849 0.6843 0.6838 0.6832
80 0.6827 0.6822 0.6816 0.6811 0.6806 0.6800 0.6795 0.6790 0.6785 0.6779
81 0.6774 0.6769 0.6764 0.6759 0.6754 0.6749 0.6744 0.6739 0.6734 0.6729
82 0.6724 0.6719 0.6714 0.6709 0.6704 0.6699 0.6694 0.6689 0.6685 0.6680
83 0.6675 0.6670 0.6665 0.6661 0.6656 0.6651 0.6647 0.6642 0.6637 0.6633
84 0.6628 0.6624 0.6619 0.6615 0.6610 0.6606 0.6601 0.6597 0.6592 0.6588
85 0.6583 0.6579 0.6575 0.6570 0.6566 0.6562 0.6557 0.6553 0.6549 0.6545
86 0.6540 0.6536 0.6532 0.6528 0.6523 0.6519 0.6515 0.6511 0.6507 0.6503
87 0.6499 0.6495 0.6491 0.6487 0.6483 0.6479 0.6475 0.6471 0.6467 0.6463
88 0.6459 0.6455 0.6451 0.6447 0.6444 0.6440 0.6436 0.6432 0.6428 0.6424
89 0.6421 0.6417 0.6413 0.6410 0.6406 0.6402 0.6398 0.6395 0.6391 0.6388
90 0.6384 0.6380 0.6377 0.6373 0.6370 0.6366 0.6363 0.6359 0.6356 0.6352
91 0.6349 0.6345 0.6342 0.6338 0.6335 0.6331 0.6328 0.6325 0.6321 0.6318
92 0.6315 0.6311 0.6308 0.6305 0.6301 0.6298 0.6295 0.6292 0.6288 0.6285
93 0.6282 0.6279 0.6276 0.6272 0.6269 0.6266 0.6263 0.6260 0.6257 0.6254
94 0.6250 0.6247 0.6244 0.6241 0.6238 0.6235 0.6232 0.6229 0.6226 0.6223
95 0.6220 0.6217 0.6214 0.6211 0.6209 0.6206 0.6203 0.6200 0.6197 0.6194
96 0.6191 0.6188 0.6186 0.6183 0.6180 0.6177 0.6174 0.6172 0.6169 0.6166
97 0.6163 0.6161 0.6158 0.6155 0.6152 0.6150 0.6147 0.6144 0.6142 0.6139
98 0.6136 0.6134 0.6131 0.6129 0.6126 0.6123 0.6121 0.6118 0.6116 0.6113
99 0.6111 0.6108 0.6106 0.6103 0.6101 0.6098 0.6096 0.6093 0.6091 0.6088
100 0.6086 0.6083 0.6081 0.6079 0.6076 0.6074 0.6071 0.6069 0.6067 0.6064
101 0.6062 0.6060 0.6057 0.6055 0.6053 0.6050 0.6048 0.6046 0.6044 0.6041
102 0.6039 0.6037 0.6035 0.6032 0.6030 0.6028 0.6026 0.6024 0.6021 0.6019
103 0.6017 0.6015 0.6013 0.6011 0.6009 0.6006 0.6004 0.6002 0.6000 0.5998
104 0.5996 0.5994 0.5992 0.5990 0.5988 0.5986 0.5984 0.5982 0.5980 0.5978
105 0.5976 0.5974 0.5972 0.5970 0.5968 0.5966 0.5964 0.5962 0.5960 0.5958
106 0.5956 0.5954 0.5952 0.5950 0.5948 0.5946 0.5945 0.5943 0.5941 0.5939
107 0.5937 0.5935 0.5933 0.5932 0.5930 0.5928 0.5926 0.5924 0.5923 0.5921
108 0.5919 0.5917 0.5916 0.5914 0.5912 0.5910 0.5909 0.5907 0.5905 0.5903
109 0.5902 0.5900 0.5898 0.5897 0.5895 0.5893 0.5892 0.5890 0.5888 0.5887
110 0.5885 0.5883 0.5882 0.5880 0.5878 0.5877 0.5875 0.5874 0.5872 0.5870
111 0.5869 0.5867 0.5866 0.5864 0.5863 0.5861 0.5860 0.5858 0.5856 0.5855
112 0.5853 0.5852 0.5850 0.5849 0.5847 0.5846 0.5844 0.5843 0.5841 0.5840
113 0.5839 0.5837 0.5836 0.5834 0.5833 0.5831 0.5830 0.5828 0.5827 0.5826
114 0.5824 0.5823 0.5821 0.5820 0.5819 0.5817 0.5816 0.5815 0.5813 0.5812
115 0.5811 0.5809 0.5808 0.5806 0.5805 0.5804 0.5803 0.5801 0.5800 0.5799
116 0.5797 0.5796 0.5795 0.5793 0.5792 0.5791 0.5790 0.5788 0.5787 0.5786
117 0.5785 0.5783 0.5782 0.5781 0.5780 0.5778 0.5777 0.5776 0.5775 0.5774
118 0.5772 0.5771 0.5770 0.5769 0.5768 0.5766 0.5765 0.5764 0.5763 0.5762
119 0.5761 0.5759 0.5758 0.5757 0.5756 0.5755 0.5754 0.5753 0.5751 0.5750
120 0.5749 0.5748 0.5747 0.5746 0.5745 0.5744 0.5743 0.5742 0.5740 0.5739
121 0.5738 0.5737 0.5736 0.5735 0.5734 0.5733 0.5732 0.5731 0.5730 0.5729
122 0.5728 0.5727 0.5726 0.5725 0.5724 0.5723 0.5722 0.5721 0.5720 0.5719
123 0.5718 0.5717 0.5716 0.5715 0.5714 0.5713 0.5712 0.5711 0.5710 0.5709
124 0.5708 0.5707 0.5706 0.5705 0.5704 0.5703 0.5702 0.5701 0.5700 0.5699
125 0.5698 0.5698 0.5697 0.5696 0.5695 0.5694 0.5693 0.5692 0.5691 0.5690
126 0.5689 0.5688 0.5688 0.5687 0.5686 0.5685 0.5684 0.5683 0.5682 0.5681
127 0.5681 0.5680 0.5679 0.5678 0.5677 0.5676 0.5675 0.5675 0.5674 0.5673
128 0.5672 0.5671 0.5670 0.5670 0.5669 0.5668 0.5667 0.5666 0.5665 0.5665
129 0.5664 0.5663 0.5662 0.5661 0.5661 0.5660 0.5659 0.5658 0.5658 0.5657
130 0.5656 0.5655 0.5654 0.5654 0.5653 0.5652 0.5651 0.5651 0.5650 0.5649
131 0.5648 0.5647 0.5647 0.5646 0.5645 0.5644 0.5644 0.5643 0.5642 0.5642
132 0.5641 0.5640 0.5639 0.5639 0.5638 0.5637 0.5636 0.5636 0.5635 0.5634
133 0.5634 0.5633 0.5632 0.5631 0.5631 0.5630 0.5629 0.5629 0.5628 0.5627
134 0.5627 0.5626 0.5625 0.5624 0.5624 0.5623 0.5622 0.5622 0.5621 0.5620
135 0.5620 0.5619 0.5618 0.5618 0.5617 0.5616 0.5616 0.5615 0.5614 0.5614
136 0.5613 0.5612 0.5612 0.5611 0.5610 0.5610 0.5609 0.5609 0.5608 0.5607
137 0.5607 0.5606 0.5605 0.5605 0.5604 0.5603 0.5603 0.5602 0.5602 0.5601
138 0.5600 0.5600 0.5599 0.5598 0.5598 0.5597 0.5597 0.5596 0.5595 0.5595
139 0.5594 0.5593 0.5593 0.5592 0.5592 0.5591 0.5590 0.5590 0.5589 0.5589
140 0.5588 0.5587 0.5587 0.5586 0.5586 0.5585 0.5584 0.5584 0.5583 0.5583
141 0.5582 0.5582 0.5581 0.5580 0.5580 0.5579 0.5579 0.5578 0.5578 0.5577
142 0.5576 0.5576 0.5575 0.5575 0.5574 0.5573 0.5573 0.5572 0.5572 0.5571
143 0.5571 0.5570 0.5570 0.5569 0.5568 0.5568 0.5567 0.5567 0.5566 0.5566
144 0.5565 0.5564 0.5564 0.5563 0.5563 0.5562 0.5562 0.5561 0.5561 0.5560
145 0.5560 0.5559 0.5558 0.5558 0.5557 0.5557 0.5556 0.5556 0.5555 0.5555
146 0.5554 0.5554 0.5553 0.5552 0.5552 0.5551 0.5551 0.5550 0.5550 0.5549
147 0.5549 0.5548 0.5548 0.5547 0.5547 0.5546 0.5546 0.5545 0.5544 0.5544
148 0.5543 0.5543 0.5542 0.5542 0.5541 0.5541 0.5540 0.5540 0.5539 0.5539
149 0.5538 0.5538 0.5537 0.5537 0.5536 0.5536 0.5535 0.5535 0.5534 0.5533
150 0.5533 0.5532 0.5532 0.5531 0.5531 0.5530 0.5530 0.5529 0.5529 0.5528
151 0.5528 0.5527 0.5527 0.5526 0.5526 0.5525 0.5525 0.5524 0.5524 0.5523
152 0.5523 0.5522 0.5522 0.5521 0.5521 0.5520 0.5520 0.5519 0.5519 0.5518
153 0.5518 0.5517 0.5516 0.5516 0.5515 0.5515 0.5514 0.5514 0.5513 0.5513
154 0.5512 0.5512 0.5511 0.5511 0.5510 0.5510 0.5509 0.5509 0.5508 0.5508
155 0.5507 0.5507 0.5506 0.5506 0.5505 0.5505 0.5504 0.5504 0.5503 0.5503
156 0.5502 0.5502 0.5501 0.5501 0.5500 0.5500 0.5499 0.5499 0.5498 0.5498
157 0.5497 0.5497 0.5496 0.5496 0.5495 0.5495 0.5494 0.5494 0.5493 0.5493
158 0.5492 0.5492 0.5491 0.5491 0.5490 0.5490 0.5489 0.5489 0.5488 0.5488
159 0.5487 0.5487 0.5486 0.5486 0.5485 0.5485 0.5484 0.5484 0.5483 0.5483
160 0.5482 0.5482 0.5481 0.5481 0.5480 0.5480 0.5479 0.5479 0.5478 0.5478
161 0.5477 0.5477 0.5476 0.5476 0.5475 0.5475 0.5474 0.5474 0.5473 0.5472
162 0.5472 0.5471 0.5471 0.5470 0.5470 0.5469 0.5469 0.5468 0.5468 0.5467
163 0.5467 0.5466 0.5466 0.5465 0.5465 0.5464 0.5464 0.5463 0.5463 0.5462
164 0.5462 0.5461 0.5461 0.5460 0.5460 0.5459 0.5459 0.5458 0.5458 0.5457
165 0.5457 0.5456 0.5456 0.5455 0.5455 0.5454 0.5454 0.5453 0.5453 0.5452
166 0.5452 0.5451 0.5451 0.5450 0.5450 0.5449 0.5449 0.5448 0.5448 0.5447
167 0.5447 0.5446 0.5446 0.5445 0.5445 0.5444 0.5444 0.5443 0.5443 0.5442
168 0.5442 0.5441 0.5441 0.5440 0.5440 0.5439 0.5439 0.5438 0.5438 0.5437
169 0.5436 0.5436 0.5435 0.5435 0.5434 0.5434 0.5433 0.5433 0.5432 0.5432
170 0.5431 0.5431 0.5430 0.5430 0.5429 0.5429 0.5428 0.5428 0.5427 0.5427
171 0.5426 0.5426 0.5425 0.5425 0.5424 0.5424 0.5423 0.5423 0.5422 0.5422
172 0.5421 0.5421 0.5420 0.5420 0.5419 0.5419 0.5418 0.5418 0.5417 0.5417
173 0.5416 0.5416 0.5415 0.5415 0.5414 0.5414 0.5413 0.5413 0.5412 0.5412
174 0.5411 0.5411 0.5410 0.5410 0.5409 0.5409 0.5408 0.5408 0.5407 0.5407
175 0.5406 0.5406 0.5405 0.5405 0.5404 0.5404 0.5403 0.5403 0.5402 0.5402
176 0.5401 0.5401 0.5400 0.5400 0.5399 0.5399 0.5398 0.5398 0.5397 0.5397
177 0.5396 0.5396 0.5395 0.5395 0.5394 0.5394 0.5393 0.5393 0.5392 0.5392
178 0.5391 0.5391 0.5390 0.5390 0.5389 0.5389 0.5388 0.5388 0.5387 0.5387
179 0.5387 0.5386 0.5386 0.5385 0.5385 0.5384 0.5384 0.5383 0.5383 0.5382
180 0.5382 0.5381 0.5381 0.5380 0.5380 0.5379 0.5379 0.5378 0.5378 0.5377
181 0.5377 0.5377 0.5376 0.5376 0.5375 0.5375 0.5374 0.5374 0.5373 0.5373
182 0.5372 0.5372 0.5371 0.5371 0.5371 0.5370 0.5370 0.5369 0.5369 0.5368
183 0.5368 0.5367 0.5367 0.5366 0.5366 0.5366 0.5365 0.5365 0.5364 0.5364
184 0.5363 0.5363 0.5362 0.5362 0.5362 0.5361 0.5361 0.5360 0.5360 0.5359
185 0.5359 0.5359 0.5358 0.5358 0.5357 0.5357 0.5356 0.5356 0.5356 0.5355
186 0.5355 0.5354 0.5354 0.5353 0.5353 0.5353 0.5352 0.5352 0.5351 0.5351
187 0.5351 0.5350 0.5350 0.5349 0.5349 0.5349 0.5348 0.5348 0.5347 0.5347
188 0.5347 0.5346 0.5346 0.5345 0.5345 0.5345 0.5344 0.5344 0.5344 0.5343
189 0.5343 0.5342 0.5342 0.5342 0.5341 0.5341 0.5341 0.5340 0.5340 0.5340
190 0.5339 0.5339 0.5338 0.5338 0.5338 0.5337 0.5337 0.5337 0.5336 0.5336
191 0.5336 0.5335 0.5335 0.5335 0.5334 0.5334 0.5334 0.5333 0.5333 0.5333
192 0.5332 0.5332 0.5332 0.5332 0.5331 0.5331 0.5331 0.5330 0.5330 0.5330
193 0.5329 0.5329 0.5329 0.5329 0.5328 0.5328 0.5328 0.5327 0.5327 0.5327
194 0.5327 0.5326 0.5326 0.5326 0.5326 0.5325 0.5325 0.5325 0.5325 0.5324
195 0.5324 0.5324 0.5324 0.5323 0.5323 0.5323 0.5323 0.5322 0.5322 0.5322
196 0.5322 0.5322 0.5321 0.5321 0.5321 0.5321 0.5321 0.5320 0.5320 0.5320
197 0.5320 0.5320 0.5319 0.5319 0.5319 0.5319 0.5319 0.5319 0.5318 0.5318
198 0.5318 0.5318 0.5318 0.5318 0.5318 0.5317 0.5317 0.5317 0.5317 0.5317
199 0.5317 0.5317 0.5317 0.5317 0.5316 0.5316 0.5316 0.5316 0.5316 0.5316
200 0.5316 0.5316 0.5316 0.5316 0.5316 0.5315 0.5315 0.5315 0.5315 0.5315
201 0.5315 0.5315 0.5315 0.5315 0.5315 0.5315 0.5315 0.5315 0.5315 0.5315
202 0.5315 0.5315 0.5315 0.5315 0.5315 0.5315 0.5315 0.5315 0.5315 0.5315
203 0.5315 0.5315 0.5315 0.5315 0.5315 0.5315 0.5316 0.5316 0.5316 0.5316
204 0.5316 0.5316 0.5316 0.5316 0.5316 0.5316 0.5316 0.5317 0.5317 0.5317
205 0.5317 0.5317 0.5317 0.5317 0.5318 0.5318 0.5318 0.5318 0.5318 0.5318