The Dumbbells

The Dumbbells

A funny fitness podcast where comedian/hosts Erin McGown and Ryan Stanger guide your life towards Training Dirty, Eating Clean and Living In-Between.

Episodes

December 31, 2025 45 mins

Erin and Ryan celebrate the end of the year with our listeners 2025 flexes. From averaging 7 plus hours of sleep to 10% body fat and more pullups than ever before. Happy New Year Bell Babies!

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Erin and Ryan celebrate the end of the year with our listeners 2025 flexes. From staying consistent in the gym to having second babies on the floor of a NYC apartment our listeners brought it! Happy Flexmas Bell Babies! 

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December 17, 2025 40 mins

Erin takes on your questions this week covering exercise during personal loss, navigating conversations about weight loss and the age old question; cardio before weights or weights before cardio. 

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December 10, 2025 45 mins

Erin and Stanger are back and checking in on their bodies and minds this holiday season. Stanger navigates trying to stay in his workout routine while navigating a hernia and Erin tries to stay motivated in the cold weather while motivating her clients. 

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December 3, 2025 74 mins

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!

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Happy Thanksgiving BellBabies! The Bells got a special one for ya this week! It's Stanger and McGown holding down the fort again this week and they are joined by the delightfully hilarious comedian and actor Alyssa Limperis! The group gets the talk going quick. Erin and Stang get the skinny on Alyssa's background and find out how she reluctantly became an all-America runner! She tells how she continued to run until an inju...

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November 19, 2025 66 mins

Ryan and Erin watch, review and stand in awe of the 2025 Rogue Strongwomen Invitational. They break down the events, the weights and the winners while also trying to figure out if they could ever compete with these athletes.

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November 12, 2025 73 mins

Ryan and Erin cover the new Consumer Report article reporting on high levels of lead in some protein powders and protein shakes. We are covering everything from the most toxic brands to the ways you can check on your favorite brand of protein to see if it passes the non toxic test so you can keep making gains!

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November 5, 2025 63 mins

Ryan and Erin are answering listener questions! We get into the Belt Squat machine, what does your DNA say about your fitness goals and gains, and if Ryan is the voice behind Alamo theater!

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October 29, 2025 68 mins

Erin welcomes Ryan back to the weight room and he is ready to dish on finding health, fitness and a sauna on set. 

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October 22, 2025 66 mins

Erin welcomes back fellow comedian, trainer and new mom Lindsey Gentile to the weight room. They talk “bounce back” mom culture, C-Section recovery and how to best stretch your back while hanging over a crib

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It’s been 2 years since we have checked in on friend of the pod, MeLissa Luna. We talk everything from how teens exercise at LA fitness, learning to take rest between sets and the time MeLissa helped discover dinosaur bones.

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October 8, 2025 76 mins

Erin welcomes comedian, writer and lapsed marathoner Julian Stern into the weight room to talk cross country running, what not to do in a movie theater while watching Blue Crush and pickles being a green light food! 

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Erin and Stanger are continuing their experimentation and this week they head to Hollywood Boulders and give rock climbing a try! They are joined by rock climbing superstar and comedian Justin Kim! He tells Erin and Stanger how he got into climbing and what he tries to teach people when he’s instructing them. Last the group talks about Erin and Stanger’s experience and how each of them did in the gym!

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Everybody remembers those infomercials from 2009 right?? Shaun T. yelling at a bunch of ripped people. Well, you guys asked and we delivered, Erin and Stanger completed a full INSANITY workout and review it for you on this week's episode.

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September 17, 2025 70 mins

The hilarious and fit Nina Concepcion is back in the weight room telling us all about running her first half marathon, maintaining healthy habits while starring in her first feature film and being a garlic girl! Check out Ruthie Joins a Death Cult on kickstarter to help their team finish the movie!!

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September 10, 2025 77 mins

Erin is welcoming the hilarious Julie Rosing to the weight room! They talk about how Julie narrowly avoiding becoming a Bikram yoga teacher, trying everything Class Pass has to offer and how the heck do you drink enough water in a day.

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September 3, 2025 51 mins

It’s that time again where Erin and Stanger highlight your recent accomplishments in health and fitness! Listeners completed their first duathlon, got comfortable with their shirts off in bed (wink! wink!) and started personsl training certification for themselves. Listen now and keep up the good work!

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August 27, 2025 70 mins

Erin and Ryan finish up their conversation and review of the Netflix Docuseries, Fit for TV: The reality of the Biggest Loser. They are talking about the caffeine pill scandal, the metabolism study done on the contestants, and weigh in on life after the biggest loser. 

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August 20, 2025 63 mins

Erin and Ryan watch and review the new Netflix Documentary, Fit For TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser. They talk everything from how to make this documentary better for next time, how bad Bob Harper comes across, the degrading challenges and of course how hot Doctor H is now. 

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