Chris Brine
Firstly, I’m a dad of two amazing girls and husband to my amazing wife Amber. Health and Fitness are fundamental to us and we are passionate about helping other.
Competitive bodybuilder and powerlifter, I’ve managed to achieve national titles and certified Level 4, 5 in Personal Training.
Born and raised in Lower Hutt I was in High School when I contracted Lopus.
Lopus is an autoimmune disease and I was in severe pain, unable to move and vibrations on the floor would be agony. I spent almost 2 years in Hospital finally being released just before my 17th birthday. I left very overweight, depressed, and struggling with just getting out of bed.
Thanks to some tough love from my mum I set a goal of joining the NZ Army and a goal to prove everyone wrong. After getting help with Nutrition and training I achieved my goal and was accepted in the Army just after my 18th birthday.
I left the army after several years and then worked in several office jobs in Sales and Marketing. While working in the office I started competing in Bodybuilding. After several years of trying to do both I had had enough and decided to follow my passion and become a Personal Trainer and never looked back.
Certified Personal Trainer Level 4, 5
Nutrition Cert Level 5
Nutrition Female Athlete specific
Food Psychology
- Counseling
From 2003 to 2014 I completed multiple triathlons and Fun Runs completing half marathons and full marathons. My final endurance race was the Half Iron Man in Taupo.
Bodybuilding & competition specialist (2013) 8 years experience
Bodybuilding men’s posing coach IFBB, WFFNZ & NABBA
- 1st Novice Athletic Taranaki 2015
- 1st Novice Athletic New Zealand 2015
- 1st Athletic Overall Manawatu/Taranaki 2017
- 1st U80kg Open Bodybuilding IFBB 2017
- 3rd U80kg Bodybuilding WFF Wellington 2018
- 3rd U80kg Bodybuilding WFF NZ 2018
- 1st Novice Bodybuilding IFBB Wellington 2020
- 2nd Bodybuilding IFBB Wellington 2020
- 2nd Bodybuilding IFBB Palmerston North 2020
- 2023 NZ Super Body Champion
- 2023 4th WFF World Champs
Competitive powerlifter since 2019
- Viking Unity 550kg Total 2019
- GPC push/pull Wellington 2019
- NZ Record Under 85kg 250kg deadlift
- Viking cup 2019
- GPCNZ Wellington
- Viking Cup 2021 Over 800kg total
NZ Athletic Champ NABBA
NZ Super Body Bodybuilding WFF
World’s Superbody WFF
Deadlift 300kg
Squat 280kg
Bench 170kg
If it's not hard it's not challenging you if it's not challenging you it's not changing you. Change is achievable for everyone. How you get there might be different but that doesn't mean you can't do it.
Amber Brine
Mum of two, Figure Pro Athlete, Powerlifter and NZ record holder & Certified Personal Trainer.
Born and bred in South Taranaki, then moved away to Manawatu to study vet nursing and a degree in photography and design.
Following this, I met my husband Chris, moved to Lower Hutt, Wellington, and studied Personal training. I’ve been qualified for 6 years now.
Our family comes first, our little girls are 6 and 8 years old and they make every day interesting that’s for sure !!!
With 10 years of experience in bodybuilding training and 3 years of experience in powerlifting, I have a wealth of practical experience that can be applied to ALL areas of weight training, nutrition, mobility, and injury rehabilitation.
Most of my clients over the years have been lifestyle clients, not just bodybuilders and powerlifters (although I am very passionate about this).
If you want to gain confidence in the gym, learn the fundamentals to reach your goals successfully, feel fitter, loose weight, gain muscle improve your well-being please reach out and let’s talk.
Pelvic floor & pregnancy exercise specialist (studying)
Certified Personal Trainer 2015 (6 years )
Degree in Visual Imaging – Photography & Design 2008 13 years – Hundreds of weddings & thousands of family and children’s portraits.
- Bodybuilding & competition specialist
- 10 years experience
- Figure & physique posing coach WFFNZ & NABBA
- 1st Novice Figure Taranaki 2015
- 3rd Novice Figure NZ 2015 1st Figure Taranaki 2018 2nd Figure Auckland 2018
- 1st Athletic Figure Wellington 2018
- 2nd NZ Performance Figure 2018
- 1st Superbody Figure Christchurch 2021
- 1st Overall Figure Christchurch 2021
- 1st Pan Pacific Superbody Figure 2022
- 1st Pan Pacific Overall Figure 2022
- 1st Pan Pacific Overall Performance male & female 2022
- 1st National Superbody Figure 2022
- 1st National Overall Figure 2022
- Figure Pro Card – 4th Worlds Pro Figure 2022
Competitive powerlifter since 2016
- 1st Viking Unity overall female 2019
- 2nd GPC push/pull Wellington 2019
- Nationals GPCNZ 1st u60kg 2019
- Nationals GPCNZ 1st Open grade 2019
- 2nd Viking Cup overall Female 2019
- 1st Wellington overall female GPC 2020
- 1st GPC TASLAY Open Class winner 2023
- 8 x New Zealand records
- Best squat, bench, deadlift & Overall total (35-40yrs) U60kg Grade & U67.5kg Grade
If you want to gain confidence in the gym, learn the fundamentals to reach your goals successfully, feel more fit, lose weight, gain muscle improve your well-being please reach out and lets talk.