Our Team
All of our coaches have undergone science-based training. In addition, we have all practiced a variety of sports ourselves and are therefore very familiar with the lifestyle of athletes, which helps us to ideally adapt our recommendations to the everyday challenges of athletes.
“Nutrition
coaching is
much more than
just creating
macro splits”
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide athletes with the best possible support in achieving their goals with our science-based coaching approach and our practical experience as athletes and coaches.
Through lectures, workshops, and online learning materials, we aim to equip athletes and coaches with knowledge that reflects the latest scientific standards
Philosophy
athlEATcoach stands for scientific facts. We want to communicate these in an understandable way to athletes and other interested parties from the sport, thereby clearing up nutritional myths. We deliberately do not cooperate with companies that sell products because we want to analyze and advise independently and objectively. Only in this way can we maintain our self-imposed high quality standard.
Jörn Utermann
Founder of athlEATcoach
After completing his bachelor’s degree in nutritional science, he specialized in the nutritional needs of athletes with the IOC Diploma and a master’s degree in sports nutrition.
Jörn has competed in handball, tennis, wrestling, and CrossFit, and also brings several years of experience in MMA and bouldering. Due to past injuries, he now approaches training with more caution—but his passion for sports hasn’t slowed down. Today, he dives deep into scientific journals to stay on top of the latest research, ensuring his athletes and clients receive the most up-to-date, evidence-based guidance.
Lucas Ille
Our Expert for Team Athletes
Handball has been a passion of his ever since he first stepped into the gym. He competed at a high level for over 20 years and now gets to pursue his passion at the highest level as a nutritionist for SC Magdeburg—the reigning German handball champions.
While pursuing his bachelor’s degree in sports science and therapy, Lucas discovered a second passion: the complex interrelationships of human nutrition and its impact on health and performance. With a master’s degree in sports and nutrition, he was able to further deepen his knowledge in this field.
He has been part of Team athlEATcoach since 2022 and primarily works with ball sports athletes, as well as athletes focused on weight management and muscle building—but also triathletes and powerlifters.
Mario Franz
Our Expert for Master Athletes
Mario has been part of Team athlEATcoach since 2020 and is our go-to expert for ambitious endurance athletes and functional fitness sports like CrossFit and Hyrox. With over 15 years of triathlon experience across all distances—from sprint to Ironman—and an active background in both CrossFit and Hyrox competition, he doesn’t just coach performance nutrition. He lives it.
Since successfully graduating as a nutrition coach (“Evidence-Based-Nutrition-Specialist” from Rawo), he has supported triathletes in optimizing their performance and advised amateur athletes on reducing body fat.
Joshua Dissemond
Our Expert for Strength Athletes & Martial Artists
Rooted in strength training and martial arts since his youth, Joshua brings a deeply personal understanding of what it takes to perform and compete. Currently completing his Master’s in Training Science & Sports Nutrition, he combines academic rigor with real-world athlete experience. Since joining Team athlEATcoach in 2022, his sharp eye for detail and structured approach have made him our specialist for weight class athletes—experience backed by a publication in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
Kathrin Thorn
Our Expert for Fitness & Female Health
With a fresh Master’s degree in Nutritional Science and a clear mission from day one: working with athletes. Kathrin has gone all-in on sports nutrition, both academically and in her own time, continuously expanding her expertise in the field. As a specialist in female health and performance, she brings invaluable insight into the unique nutritional needs of women in sport. Add to that a genuine love for cooking—she’s already created some seriously delicious recipes for us—and you get a coach who combines solid know-how with real passion. We’re thrilled to have her on Team athlEATcoach. .
Kelly Hendriks
Our expert for CrossFit and Plant-Based Nutrition
With a B.S. in Nutrition Science, the IOC Postgraduate Diploma in Sports Nutrition, and an ongoing M.S. in Sports Nutrition, Kelly brings the necessary scientific foundation—and lives by it herself: As a CrossFit athlete since 2014 and an experienced sports nutrition coach, she uniquely combines theory and practice. She also brings years of expertise in vegetarian and vegan sports nutrition. Her philosophy: sports nutrition that not only works—but can also be easily incorporated into everyday life.