How Heavy Are The Dumbbells You Lift Review

Wow an actual review, where has the time gone?

Hibiki Sakura has an insatiable appetite but is fast gaining weight, the solution is joining a gym but upon meeting it's prince charming trainer Machio she soon meets his super macho body, from there she quickly gets drawn into the world of muscle training, along with a few friends, Hibiki is on a quest to get the best body.
This is the first anime I've binge watched in years, I can't even believe how much I enjoy this series, it's an obvious fan service show, yet it genuinely gives you great advice on workouts and training that you can't help but try out yourself, by the end of the first six episodes I made dumbbells out of some large water bottles and trained myself, it's amazing how positive the series is, especially it's crowning achievement, positive male role models.
This is the first time I've seen a macho body mixed with a gentleman like persona, yes there are the posh British boxer archtypes but never for a body builder, it's refreshing to see.
The other characters are great too, Hibiki is a few steps off having Machio's strength, there's the Russian otaku, the rich girl who has a muscle fetish, the boxer best friend, the late 20s cosplay idol teacher.
The only thing that lets it down is that the dub isn't worth watching as all the charm gets sucked out of it.
Final Verdict: A genuinely good anime mixed with very useful lessons on maintaining a good healthy body without being preachy or patronizing, the dub isn't worth anything so I'd avoid that.

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