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IN THE TRENCHES


Tom Dupont, New IFBB Pro

by Andrew Berry on November 30, 2024

Tom won the 35+ SHW and Overall at the NPC North Americans this year with a stellar combination of size and conditioning. This is our second go round working together as I featured him back in 2019 after winning the NPC Vermont the first time.


Jill Lombardi, New IFBB Wellness Pro

by Andrew Berry on October 23, 2024

In the Trenches with Jill Lombardi, New IFBB Wellness Pro


Bridging Two Shows

by Andrew Berry on July 30, 2024

In the Trenches- Bridging two Shows


Katie Butman, New IFBB Wellness Pro

by Andrew Berry on April 29, 2024

the plan was to come back to nationals in 2023 and make the first call out. Well, Katie did that and more, securing a split middle lineup in the first call out and taking home one of the IFBB pro cards. Here is what we did this year.


James. Miller, New WFF Pro

by Andrew Berry on March 30, 2024

This month we do an In The Trenches with James Miller, a South African that competes in a division that most in the US would know as Men’s Physique.


Offseason update w/ IFBB Pro Nate Spear

by Andrew Berry on January 10, 2024

Nate Spear’s OffSeason – Training and Diet


In the Trenches with Kyna Squarey

by Team MountainDog on October 31, 2023

This month’s feature is about Kyna Squarey, and IFBB pro Bodybuilder and Physique athlete.


David Casanova, NPC Classic Physique Champion

by Andrew Berry on July 31, 2023

This month I’m covering David Casanova, a classic physique competitor who I helped achieve his first overall win.


Zach Trowbridge – 2023 Contest Prep

by Team MountainDog on June 30, 2023

Zach Trowbridge has been working with Cris Edmonds since 2016, when they started working together for the contest prep where he won his WBFF pro card, and they’ve done multiple shows together since then. This is Zach’s 2023 Contest Prep.


Katie Echelbarger, NPC Tri City Wellness Champ

by Team MountainDog on May 26, 2023

Katie Echelbarger is a former Figure athlete turned Wellness competitor.


Brittnay Duguay, NPC Bikini Champion

by Andrew Berry on March 31, 2023

This month I’m featuring one of my bikini athletes that works her ass off. Right now, she’s been in relative contest shape since August of 2022, sitting within a few pounds of her Nationals stage weight to give you an idea of how dedicated she is.


Tori Parella, New IFBB Bikini Pro

by Andrew Berry on January 31, 2023

Tori has been a client since 2018 and culminated years of work and constant improvement into achieving her ultimate goal of becoming an IFBB Bikini Pro!


Kaylee Walker, New IFBB Figure Pro

by Andrew Berry on December 30, 2022

This month I am featuring a figure client I have worked with for several years now – Kaylee Walker, New IFBB Figure Pro


Lamin Tayar, NPC Athlete

by Andrew Berry on October 31, 2022

This month I have an international feature in up-and-coming NPC athlete Lamin Tayar. When I say that it’s hard to say which division this kid fits best in, I mean it as a way of saying that he looks so darn good in all three.


Jimmy Leoni, NPC Lightweight Champion

by Andrew Berry on September 15, 2022

5 weeks out is where I took over coaching Jimmi full time and coasted him into his overall victory at the Mel Chauncy Harbor Classic in Florida.


In the Trenches with Joe Ritchie

by Andrew Berry on August 23, 2022

This month we are doing a feature on one of my guys, Joe Ritchie. Joe is basically a typical all-American bad ass.


In the Trenches with Andres Montoya

by Andrew Berry on July 29, 2022

Andres Montoya, NPC LHW preparing for his first national show at the NPC Universe .


Hailee Kerr, NPC Wellness

by Team MountainDog on June 28, 2022

Wellness division really made a home for women who wanted the glitz and glam of bikini posing while also having more superior development from the waist down. Hailee has found a home here and with improvements she made all 2021 was able to snag her first class win and got a taste of the National stage at Jr. USA’s.


In the Trenches with Ryan Sullivan

by Andrew Berry on May 31, 2022

Ryan Sullivan, Cutler Classic Overall Winner and Rising National Talent


Nate Spear, IFBB Boston Pro Debut

by Andrew Berry on April 20, 2022

Nate got his pro card in December of 2021 at the NPC Nationals which put his pro debut just 12 weeks out – here is his regime for those 12 weeks.




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