Strength calculator
IPF GL points calculator
Score a raw classic total in IPF GL (GOODLIFT) points — the formula the International Powerlifting Federation ranks lifters on. Free, instant, no sign-up.
GL points say where you'd place; the coach works out what has to move to place higher.
What are IPF GL points?
IPF GL — GOODLIFT — points score a powerlifting total against bodyweight on a scale where roughly 100 points is an all-time world-best performance. It is the number the IPF and its national affiliates use to rank lifters across weight classes, to pick best-lifter awards, and to seed team scoring. Around 60 points is a competent local competitor, 80 is a strong national-level lifter, and above 90 you are in the international conversation.
How the IPF GL formula works
The formula is total × 100 ÷ (A − B·e^(−C·bodyweight)), an exponential curve rather than the polynomial Wilks and DOTS use. The three constants are fitted separately for each sex and each competition class, and this calculator uses the raw (classic) full-power set: A = 1199.72839, B = 1025.18162, C = 0.00921 for men and A = 610.32796, B = 1045.59282, C = 0.03048 for women. The IPF publishes different constants for equipped lifting and for bench-only meets, so an equipped total scored with these numbers will read low.
Why the IPF stopped using Wilks
The IPF dropped Wilks in 2019 for a formula known simply as IPF Points, which scored a lifter relative to the mean of their category rather than on a fixed scale — it worked for rankings but was almost impossible to interpret in isolation. GL points replaced it in 2020 and put the scale back on something legible: 100 is the all-time best. Because the constants are refitted against current world records, GL points from different eras are not strictly comparable, though the drift over a few years is small.
Using your GL points
GL points are most useful when you are choosing between weight classes or judging whether a cut is paying for itself. Run your current total at your current bodyweight, then run the total you honestly expect after a cut at the lower bodyweight — if the points fall, the cut is costing you more than it buys. Recalculate after every meet and treat a flat score with a rising total the same way a lifter treats a stalled bench: find the lift that has not moved.