Quote (AeolianHarp @ Apr 1 2012 09:59am)
I wouldn't worry too much about pound for pound and, instead, use Wilks Coefficient. That's the best way to compare lifters across categories. Even then, lighter lifters who lift more tend to have higher coefficients.
It may be a better way but I still do not think wilks is very efficient to compare athletes of different weight classes or different genders? all the competitions i have been to the wilks is usually greater for the best heavier lifter then the lightweight lifter exception is Jennifer Thompson. Wilks I believe is more accurate then weight divided by body weight, but it still is not very accurate in my opinion. For example Mike Tuchscherer Benched 197.5 kg (435 lbs) Squat 325 kg (716.5 lbs) and deadlift 355 kg (782.6 lbs) for a total of 877.5 kg (1934.5 lbs) @ a body weight of 117 kg (258 lbs) while Jennifer Thompson lifted 142.5 kg (314 lbs) squat 136.5 kg (300.9 lbs) bench and a 195 kg (429.9 lbs) deadlift for a total of 474 kg (1045 lbs) @ a body weight of 59.8 kg (131.8 lbs) She had a wilks of 52X and Mike's Wilks was 50X
This post was edited by MoneysHc2 on Apr 1 2012 10:44am