I’m Pip Taylor, an accredited sports dietitian specialising in performance nutrition for athletes.
I work with athletes, coaches and teams to improve fuelling, recovery and performance through practical, evidence-based nutrition strategies that can be applied consistently within real training environments.
Accredited Sports Dietitian
Performance Dietitian working with elite athletes and professional teams
Experience within high performance sport systems
Professional Triathlete (1999-2019):
World Champion (Teams Event)
Multiple world cup wins/podiums
Multiple Australian Elite Team Member
Australian and Oceania Champion
What makes my perspective different
Most sports dietitians understand performance nutrition from the outside - through research, clinical training, and working with athletes.
I understand it from both sides.
For twenty years I was the athlete. I trained full time, represented Australia internationally, and competed at the highest level of professional triathlon. I received nutrition advice throughout that career, some of it excellent, some of it poor or lacking practicality.
I experienced firsthand what it feels like when your fuelling works, when it doesn't, and what the real gap between theory and practice looks like under the pressure of training and competition. I know what athletes will and won't actually implement when they're exhausted, time-poor, and trying to hit session targets.
That lived experience doesn't sit separately from my work as a dietitian. It informs everything: how I communicate, what I prioritise, and where I focus when the textbook answer and the practical reality don't align.
Background and experience
My approach to sports nutrition has been shaped by two decades inside high performance sport - first as an athlete, then as a practitioner.
As an elite triathlete I represented Australia and competed internationally, reaching the World #1 ranking. That experience gave me a deep, personal understanding of the demands of training, competition, and the cumulative role nutrition plays across a career, not just on race day.
Professionally, I am an Accredited Sports Dietitian with experience across elite sport environments - working with professional teams and individual athletes to integrate nutrition into daily training, recovery and competition preparation.
This combination allows me to bridge theory and application with a clarity that comes from having stood in both places.
My approach to performance nutrition
The goal is not complexity. It's clarity - and the ability to apply what works, consistently.
My approach is:
Performance-focused: supporting training load, adaptation and competition
Evidence-based: informed by current research in sports nutrition
Practical and structured: designed for real-world application
Individualised where required: recognising the context of each athlete
The critical performance mistakes I often see
Many athletes are committed, disciplined, and training well - but their nutrition doesn't fully support what they're trying to achieve.
This often shows up as inconsistent energy, poor recovery, uncertainty about what or how much to eat, or a tendency to overcomplicate what should be straightforward.
Not because they lack effort, but because the information available is often fragmented, conflicting, or disconnected from the reality of what training actually demands day to day.
I've experienced that frustration from the inside. It's why clarity and practical application sit at the centre of everything I do.
Why you won’t find me on social media
I don't build my work through social media or trends.
My focus is on delivering high quality, evidence-based sports nutrition support within high performance environments - where outcomes matter more than visibility.
I work with a small number of athletes and teams, prioritising depth, clarity and meaningful impact.
The resources available here are designed to make that expertise more accessible providing practical guidance that can be applied immediately, and used as a foundation before engaging in more personalised support.
If you're training consistently, your nutrition should support it.
Qualifications
Masters of Nutrition and Dietetics
Bachelor of Science (Human Life Sciences)
Post Graduate Diploma, IOC Sports Nutrition — International Olympic Committee Medical Commission
Accredited Sports Dietitian (AccSD)
Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD)
Certified LEGO® Serious Play Facilitator
ISAK Level 1 Anthropometrist
ASCA Level 1 Strength and Conditioning Coach
Professional experience and expertise
Performance Dietitian, Pillar Performance
Brisbane Lions AFL, Senior Performance Dietitian
Firebirds/Netball Qld, Senior Performance Dietitian
Nutrition and Performance mentor and industry advisor, Ulleo
Chair, AFL Sports Dietitians Assoc.
Vice President and Director of the Board, Sports Dietitians Australia (SDA)
AIS Consultant - Gender Diversity Project (Female leadership, high performance sports)
AIS Consultant - Women in High Performance Coaching Project
Winner of the Excellence in Sports Nutrition Advocacy award (SDA, 2021)
Contributing Editor, Triathlete Magazine
Raindrum - Clinical and Performance Dietitian
Author of : “The Athletes Fix. A program for finding your best foods for performance and health”. Velopress USA. (2015). (Purchase here)
Published research: Fucoidan Supplementation Restores Fecal Lysozyme Concentrations in High-Performance Athletes: A Pilot Study
