Ben SpencerBSc, MSc

Ben is an experienced Performance Nutritionist and Strength & Conditioning Coach with a background spanning elite and professional sport. He combines evidence-led nutrition strategy with highly individualised physical preparation to help athletes maximise performance, improve recovery and build the resilience required to perform consistently across demanding training and competition schedules.

Within Elite Edge, Ben leads performance nutrition support for athletes and endurance teams, while also contributing his expertise across strength and conditioning. Alongside his work with Elite Edge, he holds a senior performance nutrition role within professional football, giving him extensive experience operating within multidisciplinary high-performance environments.

Prior to joining Elite Edge, Ben spent five years working in professional rugby across both performance nutrition and strength & conditioning. During this time, he was part of a Premiership-winning performance team, supporting athletes through the physical, nutritional and recovery demands of top-level professional sport.

Ben also has extensive experience working with elite cyclists and endurance athletes, allowing him to integrate nutrition, training demands, body composition, recovery and physical preparation into a single performance strategy. His approach is practical, evidence-based and athlete-centred, ensuring that recommendations translate effectively into both day-to-day training and competition performance.