What this tool does
DOTS multiplies your total by a coefficient that depends on bodyweight and sex. Heavier totals at lighter bodyweights score higher. It is a ranking tool, not a health score.
How it works
The IPF 2019 polynomial sits in the denominator; 500 divided by that polynomial is the coefficient. We clamp bodyweight to a realistic adult range so the curve cannot explode.
Formula and methodology
DOTS = total × 500 / (A + B·bw + C·bw² + D·bw³ + E·bw⁴) with published male/female coefficients (IPF, 2019). Bodyweight and total in kilograms.
How to interpret the result
A 700 kg total at 90 kg bodyweight lands in a familiar hundreds-range DOTS. Do not compare your gym total in kilos to someone’s pounds total.
Example
Male, 90 kg, 700 kg total produces a DOTS in the mid-400s on the 2019 curve — in the same neighborhood as public meet tables.
Common mistakes
- Entering only a bench as the “total.”
- Mixing pounds and kilos.
- Using a gym total with half-depth squats as a meet DOTS.
When this estimate may be off
- Equipped lifting vs raw — the formula does not know your shirt.
- Bodyweight was not on the same morning as the total.