How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? (2019)

Name: How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?
Rating: 7.7

Rating: 7.7

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Synopsis

Hibiki Sakura’s love for food is starting to affect her size, but training at her local gym is pretty intimidating! After meeting her handsome personal trainer, Machio, Hibiki bites the bullet and starts her quest for a hot bod!

First Air Date: 2019-07-03

Last Air Date: 2019-09-18

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 12

Networks: AT-X

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Top Cast

Fairouz Ai as Hibiki Sakura (voice)
Sora Amamiya as Akemi Soryuin (voice)
Kaito Ishikawa as Naruzo Machio (voice)
Shizuka Ishigami as Ayaka Uehara (voice)
Nao Toyama as Gina Boyd (voice)
Yui Horie as Satomi Tachibana (voice)
Tessyo Genda as Harnnold Dogegenchonegger / Narrator (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (2019)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Why Don't You Try Strength Training? (2019-07-03)

Dismayed by her recent weight gain, high school girl and food lover Hibiki Sakura joins Silverman Gym. The hordes of muscle men at the gym are intimidating, but Hibiki gives strength training a try after meeting the handsome trainer Machio Naruzo.
Ep. 2: Why Don't You Have Some Protein? (2019-07-10)

Machio explains why exercising causes you to gain both weight and muscle, and describes how to do a lat pulldown. Akemi lectures on the importance of dynamic stretching. Hibiki learns about Ayaka's family business.
Ep. 3: Sensei's on a Diet, Too? (2019-07-17)

Satomi Tachibana, one of Hibiki's teachers, comes to Silverman Gym to lose some weight. Can she hide her secret hobby from her students? Ayaka joins Hibiki and Akemi for lunch, and notices that something about Hibiki's bento feels off…
Ep. 4: Did You Have a Nice Summer? (2019-07-24)

The summer holidays are already well underway, Hibiki and Akemi show us different ways to do fitness sports during the summer holidays.
Ep. 5: What's Your Sports Day Event? (2019-07-31)

Hibiki embarks on a special training regime in preparation for Sports Day. After the event is over, she hatches a plan to win the grand prize in the Silverman Gym raffle.
Ep. 6: Want a New Rival? (2019-08-07)

Determined to buy a home theater system, Hibiki enters the Silverman Gym arm wrestling tournament for the chance to win 100,000 yen. How will she fare against Zina, her Russian opponent? It turns out she has a lot to teach Hibiki and her friends...
Ep. 7: Want to Be an Idol? (2019-08-14)

Hibiki, Akemi, and Ayaka hold a welcome party for Zina. Tachibana-sensei deals with the consequences of Zina discovering her secret hobby. The gang enters an idol competition.
Ep. 8: What If We Get Lost? (2019-08-21)

Two more teachers from Hibiki's school join Silverman Gym. A field trip goes bad when Hibiki's group gets lost. How will they survive?
Ep. 9: Have You Seen God Before? (2019-08-28)

The daily routine at Silverman Gym is interrupted by the arrival of a man from Machio's past.
Ep. 10: Do You Like Christmas? (2019-09-04)

Hibiki and the gang attend the Silverman Gym Christmas party, drawn in by the prospect of finding a boyfriend among the male attendees.
Ep. 11: How Are You Spending New Year's? (2019-09-11)

Hibiki and her friends visit an unusual shrine for New Year's, encounter difficulties when planning their first workout of the year, and enter an amateur talent show.
Ep. 12: How Heavy Are the Barbells You Lift? (2019-09-18)

Hibiki and the other regulars at Silverman Gym take a trip to the tropical paradise of Nikunoshima over spring break. Who among them will claim the title of Miss Nikunoshima?