Theory and meaning of the Wilks score?

Asked by: Darryl Clinton

What does my Wilks score mean?

The Wilks Score (also known as Wilks Coefficient) measures your strength in powerlifting against other powerlifters with different bodyweights across both genders. It was invented by Robert Wilks of Powerlifting Australia.

What is considered a good Wilks score?

… So what IS a good wilks score then?

Is Wilks accurate?

The ratio method performs quite poorly and allometric models are a big improvement. Meanwhile, it appears Wilks does a good job in making accurate predictions and accounting for the vast majority of the variability. It does, however, have those gender and age biases we pointed out.

What does Wilks mean?

The Wilks coefficient or Wilks formula is a mathematical coefficient that can be used to measure the relative strengths of powerlifters despite the different weight classes of the lifters.

Is Wilks still used?

It looks like the Wilks formula is on its way out. The International Powerlifting Federation’s General Assembly will be held on November 4 in Sweden this year (at the same time as the IPF World Championships) and the meeting’s agenda has been released.

How do you count Wilks?

To find a lifter’s ‘Wilks Points’, multiply the coefficient found in the previous step by the individual Lift (Squat, Bench or Deadlift) or Total. The lifter with the highest resulting figure is the Best Lifter.

Who has the highest Wilks score?

Chakera Holcomb Sets Highest All-Time Wilks Score By Nearly 30 Points. This past weekend, there were a ton of insane strength feats that went down at the Kern US Open, but none may be as impressive as Chakera Holcomb’s performance to set the highest all-time Wilks Score.

Is 1200 a good powerlifting total?

A 1200 pound 3-lift total (bench press, squats and deadlifts) is more than 95% of gym rats will ever accomplish. A 1500 pound 3-lift total is a huge accomplishment, and will be hard to beat at most local, natural powerlifting meets.

What does open mean in powerlifting?

Open Nationals allows all approved gear, up to single ply gear. There are only age divisions and no special division for Raw. You can wear as little as your singlet or as much as allowed for single ply gear, including suits, shirts and knee wraps.

How do you read powerlifting results?

A “powerlifting score” is also referred to as a “total”.

The total is the sum of the heaviest weight lifted for the squat, bench press, and deadlift. For example, if a lifter squatted 180kg, bench pressed 120kg, and deadlift 200kg their total would be 500kg. This total is what’s used to rank lifters from first to last.

How are powerlifting meets scored?

It’s calculated by taking your powerlifting total and body-weight and multiplying it by a coefficient to give you the IPF Points score. For example, an 83kg male lifter with a 700kg powerlifting total has an IPF Points score of 710. A 120kg male lifter with a 845kg powerlifting total has an IPF Points score of 700.

Is Wilks a Scrabble word?

No, wilk is not in the scrabble dictionary.

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