Para Sports Nutrition

E73 Kevin Mather Para Archer

Kevin Mather is a Paralympic Archer and gold medalist from Tokyo. Kevin talks to us about his background in multiple sports (ironman triathlon, alpine skiing), his impairment, how he got into para archery and the discipline he brings into being a professional athlete.

E72 Greg Smith Strength & Conditioning

Greg Smith, OAM, is a 5 time Paralympian and multiple medalist across two sports (wheelchair racing and wheelchair rugby), who is currently the strength and conditioning coach for the Australian wheelchair rugby team. Greg tells us about how he got into coaching, his journey as an athlete, and how para sport has changed over the past 30 years.

E71 Andrew Kurka Alpine Sit Skier

Andrew Kurka is a 3 time paralympic alpine sit skier who won gold in the Downhill and silver in the Super G at the PyeongChang paralympic games. Andrew talks to us about his spinal cord injury, how he got into sit skiing, how a sit ski operates, the things he focuses on with his diet and how he modifies his diet when he's recovering from injuries.

E70 Para Ice Hockey with David Hoff

David Hoff is the National Para Ice hockey coach for Team USA, who have won gold at the last 4 Paralympic Winter games. David tells us about the sport of para ice hockey, monitoring athletes' ability to manage training loads, and the primary nutritional concerns.

E69 Para Swimming with Nathan Doyle

Nathan Doyle is a para swim coach who has coached numerous Australians to medal at the Paralympic and Commonwealth Games. Nathan describes para swimming to us and provides some insights into how he manages his training programs to cater for a wide range of impairment types.

E68 Melissa Tapper Table Tennis player

Melissa (Milly) Tapper is a 3 time Paralympic and 2 time Olympic table tennis player, and sliver medallist from the Tokyo Paralympic games. Milly talks to us about her impairment, how she got into playing table tennis, her training and nutrition, and how she monitors her response to training and recovery.

E67 Physiology with Melissa Lacroix

Melissa Lacroix is the lead physiologist for the Canadian Sports Institute Ontario and the lead physiologist with the Canadian Wheelchair Rugby team. Melissa talks to us about the work she does with para sports and provides advice on some simple monitoring tools that athletes and coaches can use to assess the effectiveness of training and recovery.

E66 Chris Wilkins Para Cyclist

Chris Wilkins is a young British para cyclist with a vision impairment. Chris talks to us about his vision impairment, how he transitioned into para cycling, his training and nutrition, and the adaptations he's making to enable him to compete at a higher level.

E65 Para Triathlon with Carolyn Murray

Carolyn Murray is the Head Para Triathlon coach for team Canada. Carolyn talks to us about how she got into coaching para triathlon, what para triathlon is, some of the training and nutrition challenges, and what she's learnt along the way.

E64 Chris Bond Wheelchair Rugby player

Chris Bond, OAM, is a 3 time Paralympic wheelchair rugby player and quadruple amputee. Chris talks to us about his impairment, his training and nutrition for wheelchair rugby, and provides great advice on keeping your sports nutrition simple but effective.