It's all a matter of perception dahling, but... yes, sadly it is gym we are talking about, though that contraption could be construed as some kind of torture machine; I could even imagine it as some sort of Nazi S+M kind of thing.
I can just picture it now, 'You vill bent over ze pedestal... now push high vit ze leg, I said HIGH... ja ja push it, push it more VOT ARE YOU, DUMB? I said push my rod... HIGHER BITZ! Now vit ze udder leg... vot you mean you are tired? IT HURTS? IT HURTS you say? MUAHAHAHA!!!'