# What is my DOTS score?

Computes the DOTS powerlifting score from your total, bodyweight and sex, with Tim Konertz’s coefficients, so lifters of different bodyweights can be compared.

- Page: https://www.acalculator.org/sports/dots-calculator
- JSON spec: https://www.acalculator.org/sports/dots-calculator.json
- Version: 5935faed3d6f

## Default answer

Example with the default inputs (Sex Male, Bodyweight 198 lb, Total lifted 1,300 lb): Your DOTS score is 381.68.

## Inputs

| Key | Label | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| sex | Sex | DOTS has one set of coefficients for men and one for women. |
| bw | Bodyweight | Your bodyweight at weigh-in. |
| total | Total lifted | Your total: best squat + best bench press + best deadlift (or one lift, for a single-lift score). |

## Outputs

| Key | Label | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| dots | DOTS score | Total in kilograms × the DOTS coefficient. |
| coefficient | DOTS coefficient | 500 ÷ the bodyweight polynomial; the score is the total in kilograms times this. |
| used | Bodyweight used | Your bodyweight, held to 40–210 kg (men) or 40–150 kg (women) as the formula requires. |
| totalKg | Total in kilograms | The total converted to kilograms (1 lb = 0.45359237 kg). |

## Method

DOTS = total (kg) × 500 ÷ (A w⁴ + B w³ + C w² + D w + E), w the bodyweight in kg held to 40–210 (men) or 40–150 (women).

## Assumptions

- Men: A = −0.0000010930, B = 0.0007391293, C = −0.1918759221, D = 24.0900756, E = −307.75076.
- Women: A = −0.0000010706, B = 0.0005158568, C = −0.1126655495, D = 13.6175032, E = −57.96288.
- Pounds are converted with 1 lb = 0.45359237 kg exactly.

## Worked examples

1. sex = male, bw = 74, total = 100 gives dots = 72.365195, coefficient = 0.723652. Source: Wikipedia (German), DOTS-Relativwertung (example: 100 kg at 74 kg bodyweight gives 72.365 points; 115 kg at 93 kg gives 73.169; 125 kg at 120 kg gives 71.788), https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOTS-Relativwertung (retrieved 2026-10-02); Tim Konertz, DOTS – Kraftsport Colonia (the author’s page: DOTS coefficient = 500 ÷ (−0.0000010930 Bw⁴ + 0.0007391293 Bw³ − 0.1918759221 Bw² + 24.0900756 Bw − 307.75076) for men, 500 ÷ (−0.0000010706 Bw⁴ + 0.0005158568 Bw³ − 0.1126655495 Bw² + 13.6175032 Bw − 57.96288) for women; valid 40–210 kg (men) and 40–150 kg (women), outside it the coefficient at the limit), https://kraftsport-colonia.de/dots (retrieved 2026-10-02).
2. sex = male, bw = 120, total = 125 gives dots = 71.788252. Source: Wikipedia (German), DOTS-Relativwertung (example: 100 kg at 74 kg bodyweight gives 72.365 points; 115 kg at 93 kg gives 73.169; 125 kg at 120 kg gives 71.788), https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOTS-Relativwertung (retrieved 2026-10-02); Tim Konertz, DOTS – Kraftsport Colonia (the author’s page: DOTS coefficient = 500 ÷ (−0.0000010930 Bw⁴ + 0.0007391293 Bw³ − 0.1918759221 Bw² + 24.0900756 Bw − 307.75076) for men, 500 ÷ (−0.0000010706 Bw⁴ + 0.0005158568 Bw³ − 0.1126655495 Bw² + 13.6175032 Bw − 57.96288) for women; valid 40–210 kg (men) and 40–150 kg (women), outside it the coefficient at the limit), https://kraftsport-colonia.de/dots (retrieved 2026-10-02).
3. sex = female, bw = 60, total = 400 gives dots = 443.41825, coefficient = 1.108546. Source: Tim Konertz, DOTS – Kraftsport Colonia (the author’s page: DOTS coefficient = 500 ÷ (−0.0000010930 Bw⁴ + 0.0007391293 Bw³ − 0.1918759221 Bw² + 24.0900756 Bw − 307.75076) for men, 500 ÷ (−0.0000010706 Bw⁴ + 0.0005158568 Bw³ − 0.1126655495 Bw² + 13.6175032 Bw − 57.96288) for women; valid 40–210 kg (men) and 40–150 kg (women), outside it the coefficient at the limit), https://kraftsport-colonia.de/dots (retrieved 2026-10-02).
4. sex = female, bw = 35, total = 300 gives dots = 445.43897, used = 40. Source: Tim Konertz, DOTS – Kraftsport Colonia (the author’s page: DOTS coefficient = 500 ÷ (−0.0000010930 Bw⁴ + 0.0007391293 Bw³ − 0.1918759221 Bw² + 24.0900756 Bw − 307.75076) for men, 500 ÷ (−0.0000010706 Bw⁴ + 0.0005158568 Bw³ − 0.1126655495 Bw² + 13.6175032 Bw − 57.96288) for women; valid 40–210 kg (men) and 40–150 kg (women), outside it the coefficient at the limit), https://kraftsport-colonia.de/dots (retrieved 2026-10-02).
5. sex = male, bw = 89.811289, total = 589.670081 gives dots = 381.684922. Source: Tim Konertz, DOTS – Kraftsport Colonia (the author’s page: DOTS coefficient = 500 ÷ (−0.0000010930 Bw⁴ + 0.0007391293 Bw³ − 0.1918759221 Bw² + 24.0900756 Bw − 307.75076) for men, 500 ÷ (−0.0000010706 Bw⁴ + 0.0005158568 Bw³ − 0.1126655495 Bw² + 13.6175032 Bw − 57.96288) for women; valid 40–210 kg (men) and 40–150 kg (women), outside it the coefficient at the limit), https://kraftsport-colonia.de/dots (retrieved 2026-10-02).

## FAQ

### What is a DOTS score?

A powerlifting score that adjusts a total for bodyweight, so a light and a heavy lifter can be compared. Tim Konertz built it for the German federation (BVDK); the BVDK has used it for team scoring since 2020, and meets use it for best-lifter rankings.

### How is the DOTS score calculated?

Multiply the total in kilograms by 500 and divide by a fourth-degree polynomial of bodyweight: DOTS = total × 500 ÷ (A w⁴ + B w³ + C w² + D w + E). Men and women have their own coefficients A to E.

### What is a good DOTS score?

There is no official scale. Because DOTS removes most of the effect of bodyweight, a higher score simply means a stronger total for your size. Compare your score with lifters at your level, for example the DOTS listed with meet results.

### What happens below 40 kg or at very high bodyweights?

The formula is defined for 40–210 kg for men and 40–150 kg for women. Outside that range, the author uses the coefficient at the nearest limit, so a 35 kg lifter is scored as if she weighed 40 kg.

### Can I use pounds?

Yes. Type your bodyweight and total in pounds; the calculator converts them to kilograms (1 lb = 0.45359237 kg) before using the formula, which is written for kilograms.

### Can I use DOTS for one lift?

Yes, the same coefficient works for a single lift, such as a bench press only meet. The Wikipedia example scores bench presses: 100 kg at 74 kg bodyweight gives 72.365 points.

## Sources

- Tim Konertz, DOTS (the formula’s author’s page at Kraftsport Colonia: the men’s and women’s DOTS coefficients, the 40–210 kg and 40–150 kg ranges, and the limit coefficients outside them). https://kraftsport-colonia.de/dots (retrieved 2026-10-02)
- Wikipedia (German), DOTS-Relativwertung (the formula, its history with the BVDK from 2020, and a worked example with three lifters). https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOTS-Relativwertung (retrieved 2026-10-02)