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Matt Lovell (Nutritionist)

Matt Lovell (born 1971) is a nutritionist and specialised performance coach having a career supporting elite sports, celebrities and private clients. Regarded as and expert in his field having worked with Olympic gold medallists, world champions and international teams Lovell is notable as the nutritionist working with the England Rugby squad through four world cup cycles to include their 2003 Rugby World Cup win, Premiership football clubs Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur , Millwall and the English FA. Lovell appears across the media having made appearances on TV, is widely quoted and has been a regular contributor in national print , sports and health magazines Lovell has published several books  on the subject of cooking and nutrition and has contributed to publications. Lovell is regularly invited to make contributions to public speaking and invitations have included amongst others those on behalf of the Football Association, Royal Society of Medicine Food and Health Forum and Functional Sports Nutrition and in support of the charity RFU Injured Players Foundation and Barts Charity Circulate.

Early life and Education

Born in the city of Norwich in Norfolk, England, Lovell settled in Leamington Spa to attend Trinity School. Lovell completed a degree in Political Philosophy at the University of Western England, after which in 1994 he moved to London. In 1996 Lovell completed a YMCA diploma in Personal Training followed by a grade 1 master Personal trainer's Award in 1998. In 1997 Lovell undertook a nutrition course at ION (the Institute for Optimal Nutrition) completing this in 2000.

Career

Lovell began working at the Centre for Nutritional Medicine at 114 Harley Street with Dr Adam Carey, Dr Beverley Carey , Lovell's ION tutor Roz Kadir later to be joined by Dr Fred Wadsworth. At this time Lovell worked as both personal trainer and nutritionist with Hugh Jackman for his first role playing Wolverine/Logan. Over this period Lovell worked on and featured in media projects such as series 1 of the reality TV show Celebrity Fit Club and maintained a newspaper column in the Independent.

Lovell continues to work with celebrity clients including amongst others Ed Skrein and Pheobe Robinson Galvin. Lovell continues to work with celebrity personal trainers most notably Matt Roberts.

Rugby

Whilst working on Harley Street Lovell also began working with the men's senior England Rugby Football Union squad and the women's senior squad and the academy players. During this time Lovell additionally worked with rugby clubs including Gloucester (2004-2008), Leicester Tigers (2005-2008), Wasps (2008-2001), London Irish (2008-2011) and Saracens (2008-2009). In 2014 Lovell became consultant nutritionist for the Georgian national rugby team, working with the head coach Milton Haig. Lovell has since collaborated with World Rugby to deliver a series of lectures in 2021.

Football

Lovell began working with Millwall from 2000 until 2005. Lovell then completed two seasons with Wycombe Wanderers from 2006 until 2007. However, it was in 2010 that Lovell began working with Tottenham Hotspur under the then manager Harry Redknapp. Lovell remained at the club to work with managers Andre Villas Boas, Mauricio Pochettino and Tim Sherwood. During this time in 2011 Lovell began working with Manchester City under Roberto Mancini, continuing with the club until the end of the 2016 season Lovell worked with Brian Kidd acting as caretaker manager until Manuel Pellegrini took over. In 2014 Lovell also began working with England FA to include both the men's and women's senior squads. During this period Lovell worked with Mark Sampson for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and in 2016 also worked with the men's senior squad during the UEFA European Championship. Lovell continued to work with the women's senior squad for the 2017 UEFA European Women's Championship. In 2016 Lovell began working with Swansea City, Reading FC and Bournemouth FC under Eddie Howe.

Athletes

Whilst working on Harley Street at the Centre for Nutritional Medicine Lovell supported Olympic athletes Katherine Merry and Dwayne Chambers. During the period 2002 until 2004 Lovell began working with Steve Backley and went on to collaborate with Backley on a series of projects after his retirement from competition.

In 2009 Lovell attended courses in London delivered by condition coach Charles Poliquin and the following year undertook and internship with Dr Eric Serrano.

In 2012 Lovell was one of a number of nutritionists appointed by UK Athletics to work withCharles van Commenee in supporting Team GB and Paralympian track and field athletes for the 2012 London Olympics.. Lovell continues to work with individual athletes such as Olympic Gold medallist Vic Wild.

Boxing

Lovell nutritionally supports boxers in making weight and in particular the Muay Thai boxer Arnold Oborotov.

Personal Life

Lovell lives in Hackney, London with his wife and two children.