Credit: SWNS / Elle Sampiere<br /><br />A gym-goer was shocked after noticing barbells had been labelled - by gender.<br /><br />Elle Sampiere, 23, was working out at a gym in Lacanau, France, when she noticed that light weights were labeled for women and heavier weights for men.<br /><br />Elle, a fitness influencer and pro surfer, had never seen barbells labelled before and was "surprised" to see the words "women" and "men" painted on the wall. <br /><br />Elle, from Solana Beach, California, USA, said: "I'm not a super strong feminist or was offended in any way by this. <br /><br />"I was more just surprised that that was still on the wall here in France. <br /><br />"I was raised in a gym environment where we were not supposed to call it the girl bar. <br /><br />Elle posted the video on TikTok and some social media users pointed that this was common practice in the weightlifting world.
