Para Sports Nutrition

E47 Wheelchair Basketball with Stephanie Wheeler

Stephanie Wheeler is the womens wheelchair basketball coach at the University of Illinois, and was the head women's national team coach when the USA women's team won gold at the Rio Paralympic games. Stephanie explains wheelchair basketball to us, about her journey as an athlete then coach, and about the physical and nutrition demands of the sport.

E46 Kathryn Ross Para Rower

Kathryn (Kat) Ross is a 4 time paralympic rower and silver medalist. Kat talks to us about her impairment, her career as a para rower, and how she juggles her training with her work as a full time emergency department nurse.

E45 Kendall Gretsch Para Triathlete and Nordic Skier

Kendall Gretsch is both a Para triathlete and nordic skier who has won multiple medals at both summer and winter paralympic games. Kendall talks to us about her impairment of spina bifida, and how she balances the demands of two different sports the see her training and competing all year around.

E44 Low Energy Availability with Claudia Juzwiak

Professor Claudia Juzwiak is a sports nutritionist, educator and researcher at the Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo who has worked with the Para Track & Field athletes in Brazil. Claudia talks to us about low energy availability and relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) - how to assess it, its impact on athletes and potential causes. 

E43 Carol Cooke Para Cyclist

Carol Cooke, AM, is a 3 time Paralympic cyclist, multiple world champion and Paralympic medalist. Carol has multiple sclerosis and competes on a trike. Carol talks to us about her history as an athlete, how her sport has changed over the years, and what her training and nutrition looks like.

E42 Sam Gardner Strength & Conditioning Coach

Sam Gardner is the senior Strength & Conditioning coach for U.S. Paralympics at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC). Sam talks to us about his journey as an S&C coach, how he works with para athletes, and the lessons he's learnt along the way.

E41 Para Table Tennis with Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario is the head Para Table Tennis coach for Australia. Alois explains what Para Table Tennis is, the physical demands of the sport, and how to get involved as a coach.

E40 Liz Broad, Sports Dietitian

In this special episode, the PSN podcast host, Dr Liz Broad, is interviewed by Dr Laurent Bannock for his "We Do Science" podcast. Laurent agreed in advance to allow the podcast to be shared on both platforms. Liz has been a sports dietitian for nearly 30 years and specialised in working with Para athletes for the last 12 years. She is the editor of the book "Sports Nutrition for Paralympic Athletes" which is in its 2nd edition.

E39 Daniel Michel Boccia

Daniel Michel is a 2 time Paralympic Boccia player who won bronze in Tokyo 2020 and has spinal muscular atrophy. Daniel talks to us about how he got into playing boccia and how he manages his training and nutrition.

E38 Para Snowboard with Mike Jennings

Mike Jennings is a Para Snowboard coach with Team USA. Mike talks to us about his somewhat unusual journey into coaching Para Snowboard, the physical demands of the sport, and the common nutrition issues snowboarders face.