What’s included

in each group

cohort

  • Join our weekly coaching call to connect with your coach and fellow participants. These interactive sessions will provide an opportunity to discuss homework assignments, address challenges, and problem-solve together. While the calls will be recorded for your convenience, active participation is highly encouraged for a more immersive experience.

  • Gain access to our exclusive community app, where you'll find all the resources for your course. This app will be your hub for video calls, community chat, and accessing course materials.

  • Every Sunday night, we'll release 10-15 minute educational homework pieces to deepen your knowledge and understanding. These valuable resources will provide you with insights and strategies to support your nutrition journey.

  • You'll receive a personalized check-in sheet to evaluate your own data and track your progress. Our coaches will provide guidance on how to effectively use this tool, empowering you to analyze and optimize your nutrition data.

Welcome to base camp.

The Cohort LITE Experience: Simplified,
Structured, and Smart for Your Budget


mondays at 11 am CST / 12 PM EST

EPN Base Camp brings you the best of our signature cohort experience at a lighter touchpoint and a more accessible price. This 7-month program is designed to help you confidently navigate maintenance, muscle-building, and fat-loss phases within a clear, supportive framework, without the higher price tag.

You’ll learn directly from EPN founders Laura Savino and Kate Brien, who will walk you step-by-step through our proven periodization system in a way that teaches you to think like a coach, apply the EPN framework to your own life, and finally connect why you’re tracking with how to reach your goals.

What You’ll Experience at Base Camp:

Each week, you’ll join Laura and Kate for a live call on Mondays at 11 AM Central (recordings available for replay) where we’ll teach + discuss one core concept connected to that month’s periodization phase. 

You’ll follow a structured progression through every phase of the EPN method:

  1. Prep Phase - November | 7-Day Mini Course
    When you enroll, you’ll gain immediate access to our 7-day mini course, which walks you through exactly how to action your data, using our exclusive EPN spreadsheet. 

  2. Phase I – December | Maintenance Foundations
    Lay the groundwork by learning how to identify and maintain your true maintenance calorie intake and lifestyle habits. You’ll stabilize nutrition, improve consistency, and get confident using the EPN spreadsheet, as well as applying the knowledge you gained in the mini-course.

  3. Phase II – January to March | Find Your Top End of Maintenance + Short Build
    We’ll help you identify your upper maintenance range and, if appropriate, transition into a controlled build phase by teaching you how to optimize food intake for muscle gain without losing lifestyle balance. 

  4. Phase III – April to June | Fat Loss Phase
    Learn how to set up and execute an effective fat-loss phase using data-driven decision-making and biofeedback tracking. You’ll leave Base Camp having experienced all three major nutrition phases firsthand.

    • Weekly Live Coaching Calls with Laura and Kate (every Monday at 11 AM CT, always recorded)

    • Access to the EPN 7-Day Mini Course, including our exclusive spreadsheet + step-by-step guide to finding your maintenance range

    • Weekly Education Topics tailored to each month’s focus (maintenance → build → fat loss)

    • Community Support Page to post screenshots, ask detailed questions, and receive feedback from Laura and Kate between calls

    • Discounted Membership to The Practical Athlete training program for the duration of Base Camp ($3.63 TrainHeroic fee required)

  • This group is open to anyone ready to build structure, consistency, and confidence around nutrition, but it’s best suited for individuals who:

    • Have at least a basic familiarity with food tracking (you’ve tried before but never really knew the why).

    • Want guidance on how to use tracking strategically for your goals: maintenance, building, or fat loss.

    • Prefer learning in a larger group format with educational calls and flexible community support.

    • Are ready to put in a little elbow grease to apply the framework on their own.

    If you’re brand new to tracking, you can still join, but expect a little bit of a learning curve!

    • EPN Basecamp gives you the full structure of the EPN method at a fraction of the cost. 

    • You’ll still learn directly from Laura and Kate, apply the same periodization system we use in our higher-touch cohorts, and leave with a working understanding of how to:

      • Identify and sustain your maintenance foundation

      • Transition confidently into a build

      • Lose fat effectively without crashing

      • Maintain your results long-term

    • You will gain access to all of these features while also staying connected to a community that keeps you accountable, educated, and motivated every week.

    • Enrollment Opens: November 21, 2025

    • First Call: December 1, 2025

    • Program Length: 7 months (December – June)

    • Call Time: Mondays at 11 AM Central

    • Investment: $99 per month 

    • Bonus Feature: Discounted membership to The Practical Athlete for the duration of Base Camp (~$4 monthly instead of $33 to cover our software fees only)

Waitlist Details

By subscribing today, you’re securing your spot on the waitlist (no payment required yet).
Enrollment opens November 21st, and spots will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Join the waitlist

Enrollment officially opens on November 21st, but grab first dibs now!

frequently asked questions

  • No. Base Camp, like our cohorts, is designed to teach you how to set and adjust your own macro targets using the EPN framework.

    While Laura and Kate will not be reviewing individual spreadsheets or food logs, you can post screenshots and ask questions in the community page, and join the live calls where we’ll provide feedback and guidance so you can learn how to make adjustments on your own.

    We want to teach you how to fish, not fish for you.

    Note: our coaches may assign macros in 1:1 coaching only.

  • We recommend all Base Campers at least try TPA with the program; it’s essentially free with the discount!

    If you already have a training program that you love and want to continue, please let Kate or Laura know before you sign up. 

    Who knows, you may find the warm-ups + activation work complement the program you’re already following!

  • Our full cohorts are smaller, higher-touch environments where we personally review your data, spreadsheets, and biofeedback each week.

    Base Camp offers the same proven EPN framework and education, but in a larger group format where you’ll apply what you learn independently (with guidance from weekly calls and community Q&A).

    Education will be released every other week during Base Camp, and focuses on the essentials of our expertise at EPN. We do not provide specialized education during Base Camp (performance/menopause/fertility topics) like you may receive during a typical cohort experience.

  • You’re welcome to join!

    We recommend completing the 7-Day Mini Course and watching our Intro to Tracking webinars before our first live call to make sure you’re comfortable navigating the EPN spreadsheet.

    This will give you a head start and help you make the most of the experience.

  • By the end of Base Camp, you’ll have gone through maintenance, a short muscle-building phase, and a fat loss phase, and understand how to run those phases on your own. 

    From there, you can choose to:

    • Transition into one of our higher-touch EPN cohorts for more individualized feedback, OR

    • Continue your journey independently using the tools and frameworks you’ve mastered in Base Camp

  • You can still join us for a discounted rate! Talk to your individual coach or check out the Mighty Network Main EPN Feed page for more details on how to grab a spot.

Our Community App

  • Easy to navigate education that drops weekly.

  • Group community where you can interact with other members in your cohort

  • Events tabs that shows all future calls in one place, and you can sync it to your calendar.

  • A repository of all member-exclusive content and webinars you can access at any time.

  • Lisa

    I have LOVED working with EPN! The scientific data driven approach helps to explain everything and keeps you on track so you can try new things without fear because you have the data to keep you on track. I was able to increase my calories by 900!!!! I am loving feeling healthy, strong, and fed, and all the benefits that come with taking care of your body. Health, hormones, sleep, stress, etc are all improved!

  • Mel

    This coaching cohort has been incredible. Whether you have already a good baseline of knowledge on tracking macros and performance based goals, or are completely new to the idea of planning and tracking your food for physique and health related reasons, you will take away a new tool for your toolbox each and every week.

  • Tabitha

    The Cohorts are the perfect balance of accountability, education, and encouragement. They provide the tools and resources all while empowering you to find what works best for any stage of life. Nutrition doesn’t have to be complex or difficult. I love their approach of meeting you where you’re at so you can achieve long term success.

  • Henley

    I learned so much about fueling, health, and nutrition. It was in the 6-month muscle building cohort but felt like 1-1 coaching. Laura treated us all like our success was her priority.

    During the cohort, I learned to appreciate not only how strong my body is now but all my body has done for me in the past. I am so excited to continue my journey with EPN!

  • Tyne

    I am so thankful for Laura and all the knowledge she has taught me.  I just finished my first build with her and am moving to my first deficit.

    The educational content provided weekly is easy to follow, understand, and actionable.  All of the data we are taught to collect in EPN really helps with mental hurdles, which we have, and can talk about in our Small Groups.

    If you want to learn about nutrition, insights into your own body, lose weight in a sustainable way, get stronger, learn maintenance or build a stronger relationship for yourself with food and movement, I cannot recommend EPN enough.

  • Katie

    Customer for almost a year now, went thru individual and group once a week classes and would highly recommend this program. big focus on creating a healthy relationship with food and understanding why our bodies respond the way they do to different circumstances. works on taking the mystery and loss of control feeling out of nutrition