My Wilks strength score

[Freddie Beef]

290.22600494519247

I have no Idea what this means. Can someone explain this. I know I am pretty weak in my bench and squat, but what does that score mean and what do I compare it to.

I used this to get it

http://spayced.programming.googlepages.com/wilks.html

[db2000]

well I am close to 500...so I guess that means your pretty weak

[LactoseTolerant]

http://www.usapowerlifting.com/lifte...kilo-men.shtml

It's used to compare lifters with different bodyweights.

[burningNun]

In your case it means you're fat, which you already knew. Good luck with the weight loss.

[Freddie Beef]

well I am close to 500...so I guess that means your pretty weak

In your case it means you're fat, which you already knew. Good luck with the weight loss.

Thanks for the rude ass answers. It didnt help at all.

[rugby121]

lolz tell me your trollin'
edit: apparently not, you comare your score with other peoples which you can type in on there

[burningNun]

Thanks for the rude ass answers. It didnt help at all.

Erm, what do you want us to tell you? Your Wilks score means you will place behind people with a higher Wilks score than 290 (most people), and in front of people with a lower Wilks score than 290 at a PL meet (some new lifters).

I don't see how my answer was rude. You have weight loss goals in your signature, and I wished you good luck in them. Sorry but at 410 lbs and with a total of a little under 1000 lbs you are fat, and I'm not going to call you large or curvy or whatever. Being fat is one reason your Wilks is low.

[42wob-14ft]

TobigFred
I don't think anyone is trying to be rude. Use your score of 290 as a start point. Try entering your current lifts at your gaol weight your score will be much higher. As you lose weight that score will go up, but as you lose weight your lifts will probably come down alittle. As long as your score doesn't go below 290 you are not getting weaker. Use it for motivation when or if your lifts come down alittle and if your lifts don't go down watch that score climb. I hope my answer helps, Good Luck with your Goals.

[Freddie Beef]

Erm, what do you want us to tell you? Your Wilks score means you will place behind people with a higher Wilks score than 290 (most people), and in front of people with a lower Wilks score than 290 at a PL meet (some new lifters).

I don't see how my answer was rude. You have weight loss goals in your signature, and I wished you good luck in them. Sorry but at 410 lbs and with a total of a little under 1000 lbs you are fat, and I'm not going to call you large or curvy or whatever. Being fat is one reason your Wilks is low.

I understand that, I dont care that you said I was fat, I am. I dont understand why having a total under 1000 pounds makes me fat, I thought my fat made me fat. I dont powerlift anymore, I was just curious on what this wilkes thing was, I used to be really strong untill I shredded my left knee and tore both rotator cuffs, now I lift for fun. But thanks anyway, repped.

[Freddie Beef]

lolz tell me your trollin'
edit: apparently not, you comare your score with other peoples which you can type in on there

Trollin?! Wut? I just never heard of the wilkes thing before, I have been out of powerlifting for about 6 years now.

[Freddie Beef]

TobigFred
I don't think anyone is trying to be rude. Use your score of 290 as a start point. Try entering your current lifts at your gaol weight your score will be much higher. As you lose weight that score will go up, but as you lose weight your lifts will probably come down alittle. As long as your score doesn't go below 290 you are not getting weaker. Use it for motivation when or if your lifts come down alittle and if your lifts don't go down watch that score climb. I hope my answer helps, Good Luck with your Goals.

Thanks. So it is more of a comparative score for generalized strength in athletes of different weight classes.

[isaku900]

Trollin?! Wut? I just never heard of the wilkes thing before, I have been out of powerlifting for about 6 years now.

wilks coefficient has been in use in powerlifting since 1997.

just sayin

[burningNun]

I understand that, I dont care that you said I was fat, I am. I dont understand why having a total under 1000 pounds makes me fat, I thought my fat made me fat. I dont powerlift anymore, I was just curious on what this wilkes thing was, I used to be really strong untill I shredded my left knee and tore both rotator cuffs, now I lift for fun. But thanks anyway, repped.

Well, if you were 400 lbs with a 2200 raw total (Glenn Ross) I'd hesitate to call you fat because you'd also be quite muscular too. You make a fair point though, even people with a good total at 400 lbs are still fat.

[smitsky]

My Wilks was 307.76 at the last meet I did. Not far from 290

My lifts are gradually coming up and so will anyone who trains hard, barring an injury.

Sorry to hear about your injuries.

Good luck.

[Freddie Beef]

wilks coefficient has been in use in powerlifting since 1997.

just sayin

I never competed, just did powelifting for football training. I used to be strong. Here are my old numbers pre injury at a weight of 335.

Bench 475
Squat 540
Deadlfit 725
Power clean 450
snatch(LOL) 325

[nf111222]

I never competed, just did powelifting for football training. I used to be strong. Here are my old numbers pre injury at a weight of 335.

Bench 475
Squat 540
Deadlfit 725
Power clean 450
snatch(LOL) 325

they were some solid numbers

[Freddie Beef]

they were some solid numbers

Thanks.

[smitsky]

Although an interesting point to note here is my Wilks was obtained through a meet. If the judges had passed my 330 Squat and my 281 bench, and if they had passed my 420 DL the first time, I may have made 435 and my Wilks would've been higher.

Did you enter your best lifts to obtain your Wilks, or contest Wilks?

[Freddie Beef]

Although an interesting point to note here is my Wilks was obtained through a meet. If the judges had passed my 330 Squat and my 281 bench, and if they had passed my 420 DL the first time, I may have made 435 and my Wilks would've been higher.

Did you enter your best lifts to obtain your Wilks, or contest Wilks?

I just put in what I currently do.

[smitsky]

I just put in what I currently do.

Ok.

There have been a number of similar Threads here about Wilks. I imagine you are putting in your Raw numbers. Mine are geared at this point.

If you could have hit the numbers you mentioned previously at a meet, you would have a much higher Wilks! Unfortunately, a lot of our best lifts might not be passed in a Powerlifting meet. I compete in the USAPL which has very strict juging.

[rugby121]

My Wilks was 307.76 at the last meet I did. Not far from 290

My lifts are gradually coming up and so will anyone who trains hard, barring an injury.

Sorry to hear about your injuries.

Good luck.

According to your sig lifts its 650+?

And op i only thought you were trolling cos your score is under 1/2 mine, but im probably doing it wrong if smitsky's is really 307

[burningNun]

According to your sig lifts its 650+?

And op i only thought you were trolling cos your score is under 1/2 mine, but im probably doing it wrong if smitsky's is really 307

307 looks about right for Smitsky. Mine is something like 320, and our lifts/BW are similar. You did something wrong if you got >580.

[Freddie Beef]

According to your sig lifts its 650+?

And op i only thought you were trolling cos your score is under 1/2 mine, but im probably doing it wrong if smitsky's is really 307

Oh. I would like to get back into powerlifting again but I think it is a risky notion. I just lift really heavy(for me anyway) On all my lifts. I do bodybuilding lifts but with power numbers and methods(if that makes sense.)

[smitsky]

307 looks about right for Smitsky. Mine is something like 320, and our lifts/BW are similar. You did something wrong if you got >580.

I didn't enter my numbers in that calculator.

USAPL Maryland calculated it for me at the last meet I did in their Fed.

[isaku900]

just a quibble...

you were never a powerlifter.

you were doing sport specific weight training.

[Freddie Beef]

just a quibble...

you were never a powerlifter.

you were doing sport specific weight training.

wut, if all I did was those lifts, is that not powerlifting.

[isaku900]

wut, if all I did was those lifts, is that not powerlifting.

...did you ever compete in powerlifting?

[Freddie Beef]

...did you ever compete in powerlifting?

nope, never had a want to. But peopkle who go to a gym to bodybuild call themselves bodybuilders and never compete.

[rugby121]

307 looks about right for Smitsky. Mine is something like 320, and our lifts/BW are similar. You did something wrong if you got >580.

lol yea i put lbs in the kg one. Mine is 330 (no e-stats)

[smitsky]

nope, never had a want to. But peopkle who go to a gym to bodybuild call themselves bodybuilders and never compete.

Just so you are aware, we had a big discussion on this site not too long ago about this. There is a group who believes that, unless you have competed in Powerlifting at a sanctioned meet, you are not a Powerlifter. The other group, as you might imagine, believe that just because you train like a Powerlifter, or have good numbers in the Big 3, or some other criteria, this makes you a Powerlifter.

Your response about Bodybuilders and Bodybuilding is very similar to the one used as an argument by the group who did not compete, but who felt that they were Powerlifters.