Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru?

Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? is a 2016 manga written by Yabako Sandrovich. Art by MAAM. Serialized on Shogakukan's Ura Sunday. .

Sakura Hibiki is a 17-year-old schoolgirl who is eating too much and exercising too little lately. Realizing that, she decides to look into enrolling in a nearby gym. There she meets Akemi Soryuuin, the no.1 student of her school, who surprisingly has a muscle fetish. A little disgusted by all the massive amounts of muscle that she finds in the gym, Sakura almost gives up on enrolling, until she meets a handsome teacher, who makes her quickly change plans...


 * Big Eater: Why do you think Sakura is even the protagonist of this story? The thing is, being a Big Eater is also how people build muscles, so Akemi thinks Sakura is "talented" for being one.
 * Contrived Coincidence: Sakura's friend Ayaka just happen to be part of a family who owns a elite boxing gym. Cues Sakura trying to learn more kinds of exercise...
 * Big No: At the end of Chapter 2, Sakura let out one of these after Akemi says they should "walk the path of muscles together" to become "the strongest macho folk ever".
 * Bishie Sparkle: Machio has these.
 * Bishonen: Machio, to the point Sakura decides to enroll in the academy just to get close to him.
 * Censor Steam: When Sakura takes a shower in the gym, steam covers her nipples, but thanks to the angle of the illustrations the genitals are covered by a shadow.
 * Male Gaze: Machio's explanation of how to do bench press seems innocent. The focus on the illustrations on the example model Akemi's abdomen and breasts is not, to the point an offscreen voice screams at him.
 * Reality Ensues: Sakura will not become skinnier only by doing exercise if she's still eating like a cow.
 * The Ace: Akemi is rich,beautiful and charismatic, and "accomplished in all she does".
 * Training From Hell: The gym that Ayaka's family owns trains boxers that way.
 * Wacky Wayside Tribe: Subverted with Chapter 5, that seemed to be one of these before Sakura discovers that Ayaka's family business is a boxing gym.
 * Zettai Ryouiki: Class A for Sakura's school summer uniform.