Performance Nutrition
At Loughborough Sport, our expert Performance Nutrition team provides evidence-based nutritional support to help you achieve your goals, whether you're an elite athlete, fitness enthusiast, or someone looking to improve your overall wellbeing through better nutrition.
Why choose Loughborough Sport for Nutrition Support?
- World-Class Expertise: Our team of qualified Performance Nutritionists work with Olympic athletes, Paralympic athletes and elite professional teams
- Personalised Approach: Tailored nutrition support designed specifically for your body, goals, and lifestyle.
- Science-Backed Methods: All our recommendations are based on the latest performance nutrition research.
- Integrated Support: We work seamlessly with other Loughborough Sport performance services.
Our Expert Team
At Loughborough Sport, we pride ourselves on maintaining the highest professional standards. All our nutritionists are:
- Professionally Registered: Every team member is registered with the Sport and Exercise Nutrition Register (SENR), the UK's governing body for performance nutrition
- Highly Qualified: All nutritionists hold an MSc in Sport and Exercise Nutrition or equivalent qualification
- Skilled in Assessment: Certified with ISAK Level 1 anthropometric measurement qualifications for accurate body composition analysis
- Clean Sport Advocates: Trained through UKAD Introduction to Clean Sport, ensuring all nutrition advice complies with anti-doping regulations
- Food Safety Certified: Qualified with Level 2 Food Safety certification
This combination of qualifications ensures you receive expert guidance that is safe, ethical, and effective for achieving your performance and wellbeing goals.
Our Services
Individual Nutrition Consultations
Transform your training, performance, and wellbeing with personalised nutrition guidance. Our one-to-one consultations include:
- Comprehensive dietary assessment
- Body composition analysis (ISAK body composition testing)
- Personalised nutrition strategies
- Ongoing support and accountability
Team Nutrition Packages
We provide specialised nutrition support for sports teams and groups, including:
- Team nutrition workshops
- Game-day fuelling strategies
- Training camp nutrition planning
- Recovery protocols
Performance Testing
Understand how nutrition affects your performance with our specialised testing:
- Metabolic testing (via our Physiology team)
- Body composition analysis
- Hydration assessment (applied around training or via our Physiology team in the lab)
- Recovery optimisation
Nutrition Workshops and Education
Learn how to take control of your nutrition with our educational workshops covering (for example):
- Fuelling for performance
- Nutrition for recovery
- Weight management strategies
- Supplement guidance
- Bespoke topics can be requested
Meet the team
Andy Shepherd - Performance Nutrition Lead
Andrew Shepherd is an accomplished sport and exercise nutritionist with extensive experience in elite athletics. Currently, he serves as the Performance Nutrition Lead at Loughborough University, where he oversees nutrition strategies across multiple sports and manages a dedicated team of practitioners and interns. His expertise has contributed to the success of national and international athletes, particularly in swimming and boxing. Additionally, Andrew led the nutrition strategy for ParalympicsGB during the Paris 2024 Games, ensuring optimal support for athletes. A visiting fellow in Sports Nutrition, he brings industry insights through teaching and research at Loughborough University.
Max Haskell - Performance Nutritionist
Max is a former student of both Swansea and Loughborough University completing a masters at the later in 2020-21. During this period he undertook an internship with Loughborough Sport gaining first-hand experience alongside his degree. Since then, Max has gone on to gain part-time roles with both Loughborough Sport and the UK Sports Institute where he supports England Netball. His current area of focus is understanding maturation and its potential effects in sport to better support youth athlete development.
Bethan Crouse - Performance Nutritionist
Bethan completed her MSc in Nutrition and Physiology for Sport and Exercise at Loughborough University in 2023 alongside a placement within the Performance Nutrition Team. Before joining the team at Loughborough, Bethan completed a BSc in Nutrition from Cardiff Metropolitan, obtaining Registered Associate Nutritionist status. Some of her areas of interest include energy expenditure variability within team sport athletes, nutrition and concussion and the effects of the menstrual cycle on exercise performance and subsequent nutrition considerations.
Alice Sutcliffe - Performance Nutritionist
Alice graduated from Sheffield Hallam University in 2022 with a Master’s degree, during which she gained valuable experience working closely with Swim England, Team Hallam Netball, and various other athletes through the Team Hallam Internship Programme. Since then, she has worked with several Huddersfield Giants teams and participated in research projects at Leeds Beckett University, focusing on performance testing and body composition in American Football. Alice's key areas of interest include recovery and specific injury nutrition strategies
Start your Nutrition Journey
Ready to transform your performance and wellbeing through expert nutrition guidance? Book your initial consultation today.
Mentoring and Coaching Programme
This year, our Performance Nutrition team are offering the chance to learn from them, as they offer a new Mentoring and Coaching Programme.
is an extension of the Loughborough Sport Part-Time Placement and Voluntary Internship programme and offers a chance to work with senior members of the Performances Nutrition team. Find out more below.