New Delhi, April 25 -- One thing many beginners struggle to understand when training with weights is why some exercises feel easier than others, even when the load is nearly the same. For example, you might be able to bench press 50kg with ease, but performing an inverted row with the same weight can feel twice as difficult. This difference shows up across many exercises and becomes clearer as you try different gym splits-the most common being push, pull and legs.

So if you've ever wondered why you can do 10 push-ups in a row but take weeks to conquer a single pull-up, it helps to understand why, and how you can bring your pushing and pulling strength closer together. In fact, one widely cited study had 180 "recreationally active" partic...