The Dumbbells

Erin and Stanger get into a new Scandinavian study showing some exciting news for squats and glucose management and weigh in on the reality of doing squats in your office! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Stanger and Erin are breaking down all of your favorite lunge varieties, muscles worked, how to save those knees and where to start if you are looking to add lunges into your workouts. Also Ryan sings like Kermit! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Erin and Stanger give their tips and tricks for keeping true to your fitness goals while navigating travel meals and the waffle station at the hotel continental breakfast!  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Given the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles, we’re taking a short break this week and running a classic episode for your enjoyment. Thank you for your understanding, and we’ll be back next week. Stay safe, everyone. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Erin welcomes Actor, Personal Trainer and Spin instructor to the weight room. They talk breakfast casserole recipes, becoming a trainer in the pandemic and listen in on some hot gossip about LA gyms! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Erin and Stanger ring in the New Year with their fitness goals and share what listeners want to achieve in 2025! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Come celebrate Flexmas with Erin & Stanger in the weight room. Listen to the success stories of your fellow Bell Babies over the last year and get inspired for your 2025! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Erin & Stanger try the trendy new SolidCore workout at their local studio. Hear their thoughts as they admit how sore they still are days later. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Erin and Stanger are reading listener emails and answering your burning questions! We talk diet soda, longevity bio metrics and funny gym stories of the week. Email us your 2024 flex to  askthedumbbells@gmail.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Erin & Stanger survived the first holiday of the holiday gauntlet and are here with their experience and hot tips to help you stay motivated and ripped this holiday season! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In honor of Thanksgiving tomorrow The Dumbbells would like to present a very special Thanksgiving episode from the past. Happy Turkey Day Bellbabies, let’s reconvene next week and assess the damage! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Erin welcomes Devin Field (comedian and writer on Jimmy Kimmel Live) to the weight room. They talk working out next to JK Simmons, eating two bagels a day and the importance of having a trainer named Erin/Erynn. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Erin & Stanger reveal their top 5 or 6 ways to sniff out if a fitness influencer really knows their stuff or is making it up as they go. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Erin and Stanger answer your newest questions, like wtf to put on salads, how to get back in the gym after that inevitable winter cold and are electrolytes packs worth the hype/price? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ryan Stanger and Erin McGown bring in all different types of candy to test out how healthy can candy really be? There will be muckbanging if you are into that and even more spooky if you aren’t. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Erin and Stanger are old and desperate for new recovery methods! Listen as they get out of the weight room and into the world of gliding cupping and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Erin and Stanger review the 2017 documentary, "The Motivation Factor". See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Erin and Stanger welcome podcast producer and editor Kevin Bartelt to the weight room to talk about 3 hour long walks, playing on the drumline and recently taking on huge weight loss bet as documented on the @heretohelppod See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Stanger and Erin are back in the weight room to talk cable machine tips, tricks, and the latest studio city star sightings! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Erin welcomes the hilarious comic and actress Jade Catta-Pretta to the weight room. We talk everything from zumba, getting biceps, exercising with scoliosis, and perimenopause. We getting crazy yall. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Erin and Ryan answer your questions about getting as fit as Linda Hamilton, best bench press hand position and keeping your motivation while healing an injury. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Celia Finkelstein (actor and writer) joins Ryan & Erin in the weight room to talk her love of swimming, trying lots of diets as a kid, and the journey to finally finding peace with food and exercise.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Erin & Stanger break down what VO2 max is, how it’s measured and how afraid they both are of doing the test! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Erin and Stanger reminisce over the last 400 episodes with high lights, what they’ve learned and talks of the future.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Erin and Stanger welcome SNL’s James Austin Johnson to the weight room! We talk being the artsy sibling in an athlete family, trying to be healthy while living your dream job and the first time James ate an orange! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .