Not for serious distance runners
I found Fuelin’s recommendations generic and poorly aligned with the needs of a serious distance runner. In my case, the protein target was extraordinarily high — close to double what I would normally expect — while there seemed to be much less emphasis on the very high carbohydrate requirements of endurance training.
The clearest example of the lack of personalisation was the “personalized fueling playbook” Fuelin sent me. Their email said that I had told them how I like to train, how I like to eat and what I was working towards, and that they had used that information to create a guide built around my training and goals. They also claimed that nutritionists would typically charge $150–$200 for a personalised guide like this.
I had told Fuelin that I was vegetarian. Yet my supposedly personalised guide prominently recommended meat-based foods. If the claimed value of the guide comes from it being personalised, then it should at a minimum reflect something as fundamental as the dietary preference I had already provided. Mine clearly did not.
The consultation pricing also struck me as extremely difficult to justify. Fuelin charges US$500 for a 60-minute (online?) consultation with co-founder Scott Tindal. On the same page, Dr Alan McCubbin — listed as having a PhD in Sports Nutrition, being an Accredited Sports Dietitian and having extensive experience with endurance athletes — charges US$250 for the same 60 minutes.
For comparison, qualified sports dietitians in Australia are substantially cheaper. One local option I looked at charges roughly US$100 per appointment when averaging an initial consultation and a follow-up.
Overall, my experience left me unconvinced that Fuelin’s nutrition advice was genuinely personalised or sufficiently tailored to distance running, and I would not pay for it once the trial ends.
The clearest example of the lack of personalisation was the “personalized fueling playbook” Fuelin sent me. Their email said that I had told them how I like to train, how I like to eat and what I was working towards, and that they had used that information to create a guide built around my training and goals. They also claimed that nutritionists would typically charge $150–$200 for a personalised guide like this.
I had told Fuelin that I was vegetarian. Yet my supposedly personalised guide prominently recommended meat-based foods. If the claimed value of the guide comes from it being personalised, then it should at a minimum reflect something as fundamental as the dietary preference I had already provided. Mine clearly did not.
The consultation pricing also struck me as extremely difficult to justify. Fuelin charges US$500 for a 60-minute (online?) consultation with co-founder Scott Tindal. On the same page, Dr Alan McCubbin — listed as having a PhD in Sports Nutrition, being an Accredited Sports Dietitian and having extensive experience with endurance athletes — charges US$250 for the same 60 minutes.
For comparison, qualified sports dietitians in Australia are substantially cheaper. One local option I looked at charges roughly US$100 per appointment when averaging an initial consultation and a follow-up.
Overall, my experience left me unconvinced that Fuelin’s nutrition advice was genuinely personalised or sufficiently tailored to distance running, and I would not pay for it once the trial ends.
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A little disappointing and difficult to use
I have allergies that I’ve entered in the app, yet the foods it recommends in the recipes include my allergens. It is also much more difficult and less accurate to enter foods compared to an app like Chronometer. I do love seeing how to revamp my fueling for my training as I needed a lot of help there. I also needed help with food inspiration due to having Alpha Gal but this app didn’t answer that call like the ads made me hopeful for.
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Expensive, complicated
I wanted to start tracking my nutrition for Ironman training and had high hopes but unfortunately I found it pretty useless. Some main pains:
- too complicated
- had to go through a lot of initial onboarding questions that did not seem to do much in the app
- training peaks integration is hideous! It completely “polluted” my workouts with a ton of unnecessary text and there is no way to stop it!
- I find it too expensive
- too complicated
- had to go through a lot of initial onboarding questions that did not seem to do much in the app
- training peaks integration is hideous! It completely “polluted” my workouts with a ton of unnecessary text and there is no way to stop it!
- I find it too expensive
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Kündigung
Die Kündigung meines Fuelin-Abos war unnötig kompliziert. Ich musste mich durch gefühlt 15 Fragen und mehrere Angebote zum Weitermachen klicken, obwohl ich eindeutig kündigen wollte. Am Ende wurde ich dann erst zum eigentlichen Zahlungsportal weitergeleitet.
Eine Kündigung sollte einfach, verständlich und mit wenigen Schritten möglich sein. Dieser umständliche Prozess hat bei mir einen sehr schlechten Eindruck hinterlassen. Hier wünsche ich mir deutlich mehr Kundenfreundlichkeit.
Eine Kündigung sollte einfach, verständlich und mit wenigen Schritten möglich sein. Dieser umständliche Prozess hat bei mir einen sehr schlechten Eindruck hinterlassen. Hier wünsche ich mir deutlich mehr Kundenfreundlichkeit.
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Game changer for endurance athletes looking to optimise performance and body composition
I regard myself as someone who is clued up on nutrition. But knowing and executing are not the same thing. Fuelin allows me to execute better nutrition aimed at improving performance. The granularity of dynamically updated macro nutrients by meal is key to dialing in daily nutrition goals. Other really helpful features include meal suggestions based on what food you have in the house, also suggestions from restaurant published menus to fit your macro targets. I was able to 100% nail my carb load prior to a world championship 70.3 race using Fuelin, where I had failed previously. It also helped me to optimise body composition ahead of the same race.
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