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The Best Episodes of How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? Season 1

Every episode of How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover 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 to look into enrolling in the nearby gym. There she

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? Season 1 Episode 1 - Why Don't You Try Strength Training?
    7.3/10(114 votes)

    #1 - Why Don't You Try Strength Training?

    S1:E1

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  2. How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? Season 1 Episode 2 - Why Don't You Have Some Protein?
    7.4/10(90 votes)

    #2 - Why Don't You Have Some Protein?

    S1:E2

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  3. How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? Season 1 Episode 3 - Sensei's on a Diet, Too?
    7.2/10(84 votes)

    #3 - Sensei's on a Diet, Too?

    S1:E3

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  4. How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? Season 1 Episode 4 - Did You Have a Nice Summer?
    7.3/10(81 votes)

    #4 - Did You Have a Nice Summer?

    S1:E4

    The summer holidays are already well underway, Hibiki and Akemi show us different ways to do fitness sports during the summer holidays.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  5. How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? Season 1 Episode 5 - What's Your Sports Day Event?
    7.6/10(74 votes)

    #5 - What's Your Sports Day Event?

    S1:E5

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  6. How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? Season 1 Episode 6 - Want a New Rival?
    7.9/10(85 votes)

    #6 - Want a New Rival?

    S1:E6

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  7. How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? Season 1 Episode 7 - Want to Be an Idol?
    7.5/10(73 votes)

    #7 - Want to Be an Idol?

    S1:E7

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  8. How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? Season 1 Episode 8 - What If We Get Lost?
    7.7/10(69 votes)

    #8 - What If We Get Lost?

    S1:E8

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  9. How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? Season 1 Episode 9 - Have You Seen God Before?
    8.0/10(73 votes)

    #9 - Have You Seen God Before?

    S1:E9

    The daily routine at Silverman Gym is interrupted by the arrival of a man from Machio's past.

    Director:Tatsuya Nokimori
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  10. How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? Season 1 Episode 10 - Do You Like Christmas?
    7.6/10(61 votes)

    #10 - Do You Like Christmas?

    S1:E10

    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

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  11. How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? Season 1 Episode 11 - How Are You Spending New Year's?
    7.3/10(58 votes)

    #11 - How Are You Spending New Year's?

    S1:E11

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  12. How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? Season 1 Episode 12 - How Heavy Are the Barbells You Lift?
    7.7/10(64 votes)

    #12 - How Heavy Are the Barbells You Lift?

    S1:E12

    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

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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 7.3/10 based on 114 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Fumihiko Shimo, it aired on 7/3/2019. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Why Don't You Have Some Protein?".