Powerlifting and Calisthenics Recovery.

Training Q&A [Moderated]
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Hi Docs!

So my primary sport is powerlifting, but around 9 months ago, I started to do calisthenics as a side and not just for conditioning, but I’m practicing to achieve moves, i.e., ring muscle-up achieved and currently going for the iron cross. All that aside, my main question is how much will it affect my recovery for powerlifting? My friend teaching me calisthenics noticed I need more deloads for calisthenics because I also do powerlifting, but how would that affect my recovery for barbell training? I’m currently doing the 6th week of Powerlifting 1

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I’m not sure how to provide an answer that quantifies “how much” it will affect recovery.

Adding new, physically taxing activity on top of your powerlifting training is likely to result in some interference, although you can still adapt to tolerate higher workloads over time if things are progressed in a reasonable manner. If your goals include both improving at calisthenics and at powerlifting, you will likely need to make adjustments to your programming - whether intensity, volume, and/or frequency - based on your tolerance and level of adaptation.