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ANIME . 2019 . 1 Season . 24 min/ep . Japanese . <span class="dt-ep-anime-format">TV</span> . 7.8/10

How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?_

Original: ダンベル何キロ持てる?

Hibiki Sakura is your average high school girl, with a voracious appetite. Noticing her clothes tightening in lieu of her slowly expanding waistline she decides to look into enrolling in the nearby gym. There she runs into a girl from her grade named Souryuuin Akemi. Akemi, who has a muscle fetish tries to get Hibiki to enroll in the gym despite its high ratio of macho men. Thankfully a beautiful trainer, Machio, appears and unknowingly convinces her to enroll and start her quest to a great body.

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Episodes 12
7.8/10
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Seasons
12
Episodes
ENDED
Status
24 min/ep
Episode
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Hibiki Sakura is your average high school girl, with a voracious appetite. Noticing her clothes tightening in lieu of her slowly expanding waistline she decides to look into enrolling in the nearby gym. There she runs into a girl from her grade named Souryuuin Akemi. Akemi, who has a muscle fetish tries to get Hibiki to enroll in the gym despite its high ratio of macho men. Thankfully a beautiful trainer, Machio, appears and unknowingly convinces her to enroll and start her quest to a great body.

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Overview
How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? has 1 season with 12 episodes spanning 2019.
Cast
Fairouz Ai stars as Hibiki Sakura (voice) in How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?.
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Rating
With a 7.8/10 rating from 266 votes, How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? is considered highly rated.
Year context
How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? first aired 7 years ago in 2019.

SEASONS (1 season, 12 episodes)

SEASON 112 eps2019+
01
Why Don't You Try Strength Training?
Jul 3, 201924m5.3
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…
02
Why Don't You Have Some Protein?
Jul 10, 201924m4.7
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…
03
Sensei's on a Diet, Too?
Jul 17, 201924m6.2
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…
04
Did You Have a Nice Summer?
Jul 24, 201924m5.0
The summer holidays are already well underway, Hibiki and Akemi show us different ways to do fitness sports during the summer holidays.
05
What's Your Sports Day Event?
Jul 31, 201924m7.8
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…
06
Want a New Rival?
Aug 7, 201924m5.5
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…
07
Want to Be an Idol?
Aug 14, 201924m7.0
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…
08
What If We Get Lost?
Aug 21, 201924m7.2
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?
09
Have You Seen God Before?
Aug 28, 201924m7.0
The daily routine at Silverman Gym is interrupted by the arrival of a man from Machio's past.
10
Do You Like Christmas?
Sep 4, 201924m6.7
Hibiki and the gang attend the Silverman Gym Christmas party, drawn in by the prospect of finding a boyfriend among the male attendees.
11
How Are You Spending New Year's?
Sep 11, 201924m6.7
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…
12
How Heavy Are the Barbells You Lift?
Sep 18, 201924m7.7
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…

SERIES INFO

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Seasons
12
Episodes
24 min/ep
Per Episode
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Last Aired
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
12
Episode Length
24 min/ep
Language
Japanese
Country
Rating
7.8/10 (266 votes)
Popularity
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? about?
Hibiki Sakura is your average high school girl, with a voracious appetite. Noticing her clothes tightening in lieu of her slowly expanding waistline she decides to look into enrolling in the nearby gym. There she runs into a girl from her grade named Souryuuin Akemi. Akemi, who has a muscle fetish tries to get Hibiki to enroll in the gym despite its high ratio of macho men. Thankfully a beautiful trainer, Machio, appears and unknowingly convinces her to enroll and start her quest to a great body.
Where can I watch How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift??
How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? is available on Crunchyroll, Prime Video, Animation Digital Network, M6+, U-NEXT. Availability varies by region.
How many seasons does How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? have?
How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? has 1 season with 12 episodes total.
Who stars in How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift??
The cast of How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? includes Fairouz Ai, Sora Amamiya, Kaito Ishikawa, Shizuka Ishigami, Nao Toyama.
What is the rating of How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift??
How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? has a rating of 7.8 out of 10 based on 266 votes on TMDB.
Is How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? still running?
How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? has ended. The final episode aired on .

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