Siff's Bodymass Adjustment Formula

    ...for the Squat, Bench Press, Deadlift and Powerlifting Total

Scroll down for introduction and usage instructions.

Weights are given in
kg lbs

Show weights in both kilograms and pounds:

Max number of decimals to display in results:
Totals: decimals.
Siff score: decimals.

Lifter data
Bodyweight and at least one of squat, bench, deadlift or total are required. If the squat, bench and deadlift fields are all filled, the total will be automatically calculated if not present. Not all lifters need to have the same values entered as separate result sheets are created for each lift.

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About

This calculator computes bodyweight-adjusted relative strength scores for the three powerlifts (squat, bench press and deadlift) and totals (combined score for the three powerlifts) using formulas developed by the late South African sport scientist Dr. Mel C Siff. The Siff score represents a percentage of a World Record performance for the lifter's weight based on actual powerlifting data up to the year 1987. For an introduction on what relative strength is and more on the origins of these formulas, see the about section of the Powerlifting Relative Strength Calculator. Also note that if you are interested in gender and age adjusted totals, you should use that calculator. The Wilks formula it contains has also been validated for use in the bench press, so that could be an option if you want to gender or age adjust scores for only the bench.

The formulas are presented in Dr. Siff's legendary book Supertraining (see chapter 3.3.5), but an excerpt can also be found online. For reference, here are the formulas:

Total lifted         T = a - b*B ^(-c)
where B = bodymass and a, b and c are numerical constants.

For powerlifting data up to 1987, the values of the constants are:
Powerlifting Total:         a = 1270.4, b = 172970, c = 1.3925
Powerlifting Squat:         a = 638.01, b = 9517.7, c = 0.7911
Powerlifting Bench Press:   a = 408.15, b = 11047, c = 0.9371
Powerlifting Deadlift:      a = 433.14, b = 493825, c = 1.9712

How to use the calculator is hopefully self-explanatory, but do not hesitate to contact me (see e-mail at the bottom of the page) with feedback or questions.