Ian Perkins has experience across several sports including rugby, football, endurance sport, and combat sports. He has supported athletes from the English Rugby Premiership, Championship and National Leagues, and has worked with Great Britain Rugby 7s, as well as supporting players featuring at England U20s. Ian currently works at an elite Premier League Football Academy in London, with previous experience supporting a Women's Premier League Football Academy, also in London. His background as a Brazilian Jiu‑Jitsu athlete and coach also underpins his specialist expertise in weight‑making and combat sports performance.

Ian completed his BSc in Dietetics at London Metropolitan University before spending some time supporting a specialist acute hospital in West London. He then completed his MSc in Sports Nutrition at Middlesex university whilst transitioning from rugby into football.

In addition to Ian's sporting commitments, he continues to practice as a freelance HCPC registered dietitian and performance nutritionist with special interests in athletic performance, weight management, child-teenage growth and development, and nutrition support for various specialist population groups such as traumatic brain injury.