The Nutrition Periodization Project

Stop restarting your body composition goals.

A 12-month transformation cohort designed to teach you how to run your own maintenance, fat loss, and muscle-building phases. So you stop restarting your body composition goals, and finally understand how your body actually responds, and become your own coach.

Coached by Laura Savino

Mondays @ 11 Am PST // 2 PM EST
Starting April 27th, 2026  

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β€œWhy most people never look like they lift.”

If you’ve been trying to change your body composition and are spinning your wheels, it’s because you think you can only make progress during fat loss phases.

You diet β†’ you lose some weight β†’ progress slows β†’ you bail β†’ a few months later… you start over.

And over time, it starts to feel like the only time anything works is when you’re dieting.

That’s the problem.

Because if the only phase that β€œcounts” is fat loss, then you spend the rest of the year

  • Waiting to start a diet

  • Recovering from a diet

  • or undoing the results of the last one

And that’s why so many people spend years β€œworking on their body” but still don’t look like they lift.

Not because they lack discipline, but because no one ever showed them how to make the entire year work for them.

It’s time to make all 52 weeks work toward your physique goals

Body composition doesn’t improve from stacking random fat loss phases and hoping it sticks.

It improves when your nutrition is run in periodized phases on purpose:

  • Deficit Phases β†’ lose body fat

  • Lean Building Phase β†’ add muscle and minimize additional bodyfat gain

  • Maintenance β†’ teaches you how to keep the results (and even improve them)

When those phases are strategically planned, rather than starting over every few months, your body composition improves continuously throughout the year.

πŸ‘‰You build muscle. πŸ‘‰ You cut strategically. πŸ‘‰You maintain results.

And each phase makes the next one more effective.

This system is called nutrition periodization, and it’s exactly why we’re debuting The Nutrition Periodization Project.

A 12-month coaching cohort designed to teach you how to run your own nutrition periodization strategy.

Instead of:

❌ Starting and stopping diets
❌  Spending hours in the gym, wondering when your efforts are going to show
❌  Losing the same 10 pounds every year

You’ll learn how to plan and execute all 52 weeks work toward improving your physique.

The Nutrition Periodization Project is a 12-month coaching cohort where you’ll learn how to navigate the phases and develop the skills and knowledge to change your physique.

Over the course of the year, you’ll run strategic phases designed to help you:

  • Understand your true maintenance intake

  • Execute effective fat loss phases

  • Run productive lean muscle-building phases

Instead of guessing your way through dieting and bulking cycles, you’ll learn how to read the signals your body is giving you and adjust confidently.

Training + Lifestyle

This program isn’t just about nutrition; we also cover the other factors that determine whether body composition actually changes.

Inside the cohort, we’ll also work on:

  • How to run a progressive overload program

  • How to ensure your lifting is actually building muscle

  • How to fuel your training for performance and hypertrophy

  • How to manage lifestyle variables that influence recovery and progress

Building the physique you want requires nutrition, training, and lifestyle working together, and I’m here to help you do that.

Introducing:

The nutrition periodization Project

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The 12-Month Roadmap

We will run a year-long nutrition periodization strategy where each phase builds on the last.

Over the course of the year, you’ll move through four strategic phases designed to help you build muscle, lose fat, and learn how to maintain results.

  • 10 Weeks | April 26 – July 5

    Before we run any fat loss phase, we first establish your true maintenance baseline and build the habits that make dieting successful. Most people skip this step, which is exactly why their fat loss phases fail.

    During this phase you’ll learn how to:

    • Determine your true maintenance calorie range

    • Stabilize weight trends and reduce scale noise

    • Understand your hunger and recovery signals

    • Prepare your body for a productive fat loss phase

    This phase lays the groundwork for everything that follows. Instead of jumping straight into a diet, we set the system up correctly first.

  • 8-10 Weeks | July 6 – September 13

    Once your maintenance range is dialed in, we transition into a shortstructured fat loss phase. Consider this a dry run so that we can learn how our body best navigates a fat loss phase and prep for the winter build.

    You’ll learn how to:

    • Create a sustainable calorie deficit

    • Maintain strength and muscle while dieting

    • Manage hunger, fatigue, and lifestyle variables

    • Interpret fat loss trends instead of reacting to daily scale fluctuations

    • Identify which fat loss strategies work best for your body

    This will be the first time you’ve run a fat loss phase strategically instead of reactively. This will be a practice run for Phase 4.

  • 19 Weeks | September 14 – January 24

    After the first fat loss phase, we shift into the longest and most important phase of the year: building muscle.

    This is where the physique changes actually happen.

    During this phase you'll learn how to:

    • Run a lean calorie surplus without excessive fat gain

    • Fuel your training for performance and hypertrophy

    • Execute a progressive overload program effectively

    • Track strength and muscle gain trends

    • Navigate the between-the-ears (mental side) of your first muscle-building phase

    We intentionally run this phase through the holiday season, when higher calorie intake and social meals naturally align with building.

  • 12 Weeks | January 25 – April 25

    The final phase of the year reveals the physique you’ve been building. Because you’ve already:

    • Established maintenance

    • Run one successful fat loss phase

    • Built muscle for nearly five months

    This final fat loss phase tends to be significantly more effective than the first, because you already know exactly what works for your body. During this phase, you'll:

    • Execute an efficient fat loss phase

    • Preserve muscle while cutting

    • Interpret your body’s fat loss signals more accurately

    • Transition back into maintenance without rebound

    This phase ties the entire year together and leaves you with a repeatable strategy you can run for years.

What Makes This Timeline So Powerful

Instead of spending years starting and stopping diets, this program teaches you how to run a comprehensive body-composition strategy. Across the year, you will:

  • Build muscle

  • Lose body fat

  • Learn to maintain results

  • Understand your own metabolism

So instead of restarting every few months, you finish the year knowing exactly how to run the system yourself.

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The Details:

  • WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

    By the end of the Nutrition Periodization Project, you’ll understand how to:

    βœ… Determine your true maintenance calorie range

    βœ… Run effective fat loss phases

    βœ… Structure productive muscle-building phases

    βœ… Interpret scale trends and biofeedback

    βœ… Adjust macros confidently without guessing

    In other words, you’ll develop what we call the Graduate Mindset, the ability to interpret your body’s signals and navigate nutrition independently.

  • HERE’S WHAT’S INCLUDED

    πŸ‘‰ Education is released weekly on Fridays.

    πŸ‘‰ Custom check-in form for you to use throughout the course

    πŸ‘‰ Weekly cohort calls except on major holiday weeks and two weeks this summer

    πŸ‘‰ Our community app with dozens of hours of webinars and exclusive resources

    πŸ‘‰ Discounted access to The Practical Athlete training program during the program.

  • COHORT OUTCOMES

    By the end of the year, you will:

    βœ… You will know how to manipulate food to navigate each nutrition phase; optimize muscle gain, and make fat loss easy

    βœ… You will have a firm grasp of understanding scale fluctuations and how to manage the mental side of data gathering

    βœ… You will directly understand your maintenance calorie needs and how to adjust your targets for future maintenance and muscle-building phases.

    βœ… You will build a custom blueprint for your nutrition and feel confident navigating future nutrition periodization on your own

    βœ… You won’t just have results. You’ll understand how to recreate them.

WHY THIS COHORT IS DIFFERENT

Most nutrition programs focus on short-term fat loss, this cohort focuses on nutrition periodization mastery. You won’t just follow a plan, you’ll learn how the system works for your body.

Inside this cohort, you’ll receive:

Support in both nutrition and training
Guidance on fueling for performance and muscle growth.

Personalized strategy adjustments
You’ll learn how to determine when to transition between phases.

Expert coaching from Laura
Direct support throughout the process.

Community accountability
A group of individuals committed to learning the system right there with you.

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This program is likely a great fit for you if…

  • You’ve already tried dieting multiple times.

    You’ve run fat loss phases before, but the results never seem to stick long-term.

    You’ve started over more times than you can count.

  • You have some experience tracking your food.

    You don’t necessarily need to be perfect at tracking, but you understand the basics and are willing to use data to guide decisions.

  • You lift weights and want to look like you lift.

    You care about building muscle, improving strength, and developing a physique that reflects the effort you put into training.

  • You’re done chasing β€œfast result” programs.

    You’ve realized that most of the quick transformations being sold online aren’t sustainable, and you’re ready to invest the time to actually learn the process.

  • You understand that a year will pass either way.

    And instead of spending that year starting and stopping random diets, you’d rather spend it learning how to run a strategy that works for the rest of your life.

  • You know the basics.

    You’ve probably already done a course or two and realize you need the next level strategy to string it all together.

Get on the waitlist!

Waitlist opens for enrollment on a first-come, first-served basis on April 17th

Base Cohort

$179/Month

Get access to the full Nutrition Periodization Project experience, including education, community, and the tools you need to succeed.

Sign-up for the Base Cohort

βœ“ Includes 7-day mini course

βœ“ includes 12 months of calls and education

βœ“ Discounted membership to TPA

Best for:

  • Self-starters who want structure and guidance

  • People who are comfortable applying group feedback on their own

  • Members who want the full framework at the lowest price point

Cohort+

$229/Month

Everything in the Base Cohort PLUS direct support and deeper data tools to help you troubleshoot, adjust, and make faster progress.

Upgrade to cohort +

Includes everything in the Base Cohort, plus:

βœ“Monthly 1:1 strategy call with Laura to review your data, refine targets, and troubleshoot roadblocks

βœ“Cronometer Gold for the duration of the cohort

Best for:

  • People who tend to overthink or feel stuck in the data

  • Anyone nervous about β€œdoing it wrong” and want individualized help building meals

  • Members who may have more individual needs and want to do more intensive troubleshooting

Before the cohort starts

Before the cohort starts

All participants will receive immediate access to the 7-Day Mini Course the day they join so they can get started on their data tracking journey before the cohort officially starts, along with instant entry into the community space.
Cohort+ members will also be able to schedule their first 1:1 strategy call before the cohort officially begins, so you can get personalized direction right from the start.

If you’ve been trying to change your body composition and have been spinning your wheels, you’ve probably realized at this point that guessing your way through phases rarely works.

The Nutrition Periodization Project gives you the structure, coaching, and education to run those phases strategically to make a dramatic change this year that you can carry forward for years to come

So instead of restarting every few months, you can finally see what happens when the phases work together.

By the end of the Nutrition Periodization Project, the goal isn’t just that you’ve had an incredible year of progress. It’s that you’ve developed the skills to:

  • Run your own fat loss phases

  • Build muscle intentionally

  • Maintain results without backsliding

  • Interpret your own nutrition data

In other words, you’ll know how to be your own coach.

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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.

What Laura’s Clients are saying:

  • Becca conquered her physique goals while navigating an extremely stressful work life.

    β€œI seriously couldn’t have done it without you! I feel so confident in my skin, in my choices with food, and with listening to my body. It is crazy what a mind shift there has been.”

    Becca's Testimonial

  • Mandi built a plan that worked with her body, allowing for significant change despite being a mom to a toddler and having Hashimotos.

    β€œThe past year has taught me how to understand my body and how to fuel it with intention. I can’t wait to see what the next few years bring!”

    Read Mandi's Story

  • Ali saw the incredible composition change she wanted in her first muscle build, which she had always thought would come after another fat loss phase.
    β€œI would have never believed how much my body has changed at the same weight in four months. I am even more ready for the next build!”

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  • Meg spend 11-months building muscle while starting peri-menopause
    β€œI loved learning how to take charge of my nutrition and feel confident doing it on my own, thanks to everything I gained from being part of the EPN cohort.”

    Read Meg's Story

  • Hannah crushed her fears around gaining muscle and spent a year focused on building.
    β€œI feel like a new person, and this is just the beginning. I can’t wait to see where I’ll be in another two years!”

    Read Hannah's Story

  • Hannah navigated ner first build while working night shift in the ICU, and thrived.

    β€œThe freedom I’ve found through this process isn’t just physical.

    It has empowered me to challenge myself in other areas of my life, pursue other goals that I previously felt may be out of reach for me, just like I thought this transformation was.”

    Read Hannah's Story

  • Despite auto-immune issues, Mel learned to thrive in a build phase and learn how to work with her body.

    β€œMy autoimmune symptoms completely disappeared during the muscle build phase. Feeding the body well felt amazing & encouraged me to want to start another muscle build process quite quickly”

    Read Mel's Story

  • Elise conquered her fears of gaining weight on the scale and learned how to thrive while hiking in the Colorado mountains.

    Read Elise's Story

your path to nutrition independence

What if your time with a coach wasn’t indefinite but intentionally designed to end? At EPN, our goal isn’t to keep you dependent. It’s to empower you with the skills, systems, and self-trust to manage your nutrition confidently on your own. 

After completing the 6-month muscle-building cohort, you’ll have the option to roll into an efficient fat-loss phase, followed by a brief maintenance resetβ€”solidifying your knowledge and giving you a complete cycle of periodization under your belt.

By the end of this path, you won’t just know what to doβ€”you’ll understand why you’re doing it. Because the best coaching experience is the one that makes you your own expert.

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