# Wilks

> 1994

- Equation: `Wilks = total × 500 / (a + b·bw + c·bw² + d·bw³ + e·bw⁴ + f·bw⁵)`
- Variables:
  - `Wilks`: Wilks points.
  - `total`: Lift total in kilograms.
  - `bw`: Bodyweight in kilograms.
  - `a…f`: Published coefficients for sex.
- Authors: Wilks, R.
- Source: Powerlifting Australia / widely published Wilks coefficient
- DOI: None

Original Wilks coefficient. Superseded in IPF competition by IPF GL.