DOTS vs Wilks vs IPF GL: Which Powerlifting Formula Should You Use?
DOTS, Wilks, and IPF GL all try to solve the same problem — comparing lifters across bodyweights —…
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How to Calculate Your DOTS Score (With a Worked Example)
A walkthrough of the DOTS formula, what the coefficients mean, and a full worked example so you can…
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Every 1RM calculator is estimating, not measuring. Here's how the three most common formulas differ, where they break…
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What "intermediate squat" actually means, how bodyweight-ratio standards are built, and why they're a compass, not a scoreboard.
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Your opener sets the tone for your whole meet. Here's the thinking behind the classic 90/95/100+ percentage bands…
Read More →The Sinclair Formula: How Olympic Weightlifting Scores Actually Work
Unlike powerlifting's Wilks or DOTS, Sinclair gets rebuilt from scratch every four years. Here's why, and what the…
Read More →Glossbrenner vs Wilks: Why GPC Federations Use a Different Formula
Glossbrenner isn't a polynomial at all — it's an official lookup table built by averaging two older formulas.…
Read More →Plate Math Made Simple: How to Load a Barbell Fast
The mental math behind loading plates gets error-prone under fatigue. Here's the system experienced lifters actually use, and…
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