The barbell weight might be different. Olympic barbell is 20 kg of 44.09 lbs. but a non-competition barbell could be 45 lbs.am I tripping…or do weights feel different in each gym?
I mean…225lbs in one gym can feel heavier in another.
Depending on what lift you are doing, I noticed that different gyms will have different benches, and the width of the bench affects how much I can lift. Wider bench helps me to go heavier, narrower bench makes the same weight feel heavier at the bottom of the press.