7.4/10105 votes#1 - Why Don't You Try Strength Training?
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/3/2019
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
7.4/1081 votes#2 - Why Don't You Have Some Protein?
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/10/2019
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
7.2/1078 votes#3 - Sensei's on a Diet, Too?
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/17/2019
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…
Director: N/A
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
7.6/1074 votes#4 - Did You Have a Nice Summer?
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/24/2019
The summer holidays are already well underway, Hibiki and Akemi show us different ways to do fitness sports during the summer holidays.
Director: N/A
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
7.6/1069 votes#5 - What's Your Sports Day Event?
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/31/2019
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
8.0/1078 votes#6 - Want a New Rival?
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/7/2019
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...
Director: N/A
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
7.5/1067 votes#7 - Want to Be an Idol?
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/14/2019
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
7.7/1064 votes#8 - What If We Get Lost?
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/21/2019
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?
Director: N/A
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
8.0/1069 votes#9 - Have You Seen God Before?
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/28/2019
The daily routine at Silverman Gym is interrupted by the arrival of a man from Machio's past.
Director: Tatsuya Nokimori
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
7.6/1057 votes#10 - Do You Like Christmas?
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/4/2019
Hibiki and the gang attend the Silverman Gym Christmas party, drawn in by the prospect of finding a boyfriend among the male attendees.
Director: Akira Toba
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
7.4/1053 votes#11 - How Are You Spending New Year's?
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/11/2019
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
7.7/1059 votes#12 - How Heavy Are the Barbells You Lift?
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/18/2019
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?
Director: Mitsue Yamasaki
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
The Best Episodes of How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? Season 1
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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...
Genres:AnimationComedy
Network:AT-X
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Why Don't You Try Strength Training?" is the best rated episode of "How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 105 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Fumihiko Shimo, it aired on 7/3/2019. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Why Don't You Have Some Protein?".