The Dumbbells

Erin McGown, Ryan Stanger

askthedumbbells@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

A comedic fitness show with hosts who mix practical training/nutrition guidance with humor and a “no perfect people” mindset. For PR, it’s a strong platform for fitness, nutrition, and health voices who can make content entertaining—not just authoritative.

Metrics

Episodes: 494

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 60.1k subscribers

Instagram: 2.9k followers

Contact Information

askthedumbbells@gmail.com

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Host

Erin McGown - Comedian and co-host of The Dumbbells, guiding listeners toward Training Dirty, Eating Clean, and Living In-Between.

Ryan Stanger - Comedian and co-host of The Dumbbells, guiding listeners toward Training Dirty, Eating Clean, and Living In-Between.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Fit and relatable personalities who can speak credibly about training and/or nutrition (often with entertainment/comedy/media experience). Examples in recent episodes include a fitness-related Netflix personality, a comedy/UCB performer who is vegan, and a comedy podcast co-host with personal training/longevity perspective.
Required Achievements:  
Appeared on a Netflix fitness-related show, Recognized comedy performer (UCB/Funny or Die), Host/co-host of a well-known entertainment podcast

Recent Guest Discussions

Michael Cassady - Intermittent Fasting; Training And Nutrition Stages; Listener Help For Body-fat Loss

Toni Charline - Growing Up As A Chubby Kid; Vegetarian At Age 4; Current Vegan Approach; Small Group Personal Training

Sean Clements - Sports Background; Tennis Connections; Being Struck By A Car; Adjusting Training For Longevity; Staying Engaged While Injured

Recent Topics

Fitness, Nutrition, Training, Intermittent Fasting, Veganism

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Dumbbells
:

A Classic Rewind: Intermittent Fasting in Everyday Life (w/ Michael Cassady)

July 01, 2026

The Dumbbells welcome Michael Cassady of Netflix's Love to The Weight Room. He tells the DBs about how he was an indoor kid growing up and they make fun of him for studying to get a trumpet degree in college. Cassady describes all the different stages of exercise and nutrition he's hone through over the years with the most recent being intermittent fasting. Finally the group helps a listener who can't seem to lose any body fat even though he's seemingly doing everything right.See Privacy Poli...

A Classic Rewind: Training While Vegan (w/ Toni Charline)

June 24, 2026

Toni Charline is in The Weight Room. You know her from being a UCB performer and her Funny or Die show, Munchies. The Dumbbells find out about how she grew up as a chubby kid who played sports and how she became a vegetarian at age 4! Toni also talks about being a vegan now and her current exercise program (small group personal training). The Dumbbells give some more info on The March Nutritional Challenge and the current leaders are listed on air. Last, the DBs and Toni offer up their though...

A Classic Rewind: Workout Evolution (w/ Sean Clements)

June 17, 2026

Another classic episode with a historic guest...Sean Clements is in The Weight Room. You know him as the co-host of the hilarious podcast Hollywood Handbook. The Dumbbells talk to Sean about his sports background and playing tennis with Matt Besser. They also learn about him being struck by a car and almost dying! And how he has adjusted his training now for longevity. Everyone "weighs in" on how being sore is not the only indicator of a good workout. Last, the DBs and Sean give some tips on ...

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