Para Sports Nutrition

E27 Steve Serio Wheelchair Basketballer

Steve Serio is a 4 time Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball player, and the co-captain of the USA Mens Wheelchair Basketball team who have won Gold at the last 2 Paralympic games. We talk to Steve about his history, how he got into playing Wheelchair Basketball, his training and how he fits his nutrition around his training.

E26 Sit Volleyball with Bill Hamiter and Michelle Goodall

Bill Hamiter is the USA Womens National Sit Volleyball head coach and high performance director, and Michelle Goodall is the assistant coach to the same team. The US Women's team has won Gold  at the last 2 Paralympic games under their guidance. Bill and Michelle talk to us about the game of Sit Volleyball, the physical demands of the sport, common nutrition concerns and provide advice to potential athletes and coaches.

E25 Iryna Dvoskina Para Athletics Coach

Iryna Dvoskina is a 7 time Paralympic athletics (track sprint and jumps) coach. Iryna started her coaching career in the early 90's in the Ukraine and moved to Australia in the early 2000's. She has coached a wide range of highly successful Paralympic sprinters and jumpers across many different impairments. Iryna talks about her coaching framework and philosophies, the benefits of balance to ensure long term health and wellbeing, and the importance of mentoring when working with athletes with an impairment.

E24 Lex Gillette Long Jumper

Lex Gillette is a 5 time Paralympic silver medallist, 4 time world champion and current world record holder in the F11 class for Long Jump. He has been completely vision impaired since the age of 9. Lex talks about his training, his diet, and how he uses artificial intelligence and smart phones to help him navigate life.

E23 Ellie Cole Paralympic Swimmer

Ellie Cole, OAM, is a 4 time Paralympic Swimmer who has won 17 medals and is the most decorated female swimmer in Australia. Ellie was one of the athletes showcased on the Rising Pheonix documentary and is an active member of the #WeThe15 movement. Ellie shares with us some insights into her 17 year journey as a national level swimmer, how she's learnt to adjust her intake according to her training demands, and the importance of developing good working relationships with various practitioners who support athletes.

E22 Joelle Flueck Sports Nutritionist

Dr Joelle Flueck is a sports nutritionist in Switzerland who has spent over 10 years working with, and undertaking research into, athletes with a spinal cord injury. Joelle has recently written several narrative reviews on carbohydrate and protein needs for athletes with a spinal cord injury, as well as nutrition needs for para cycling. Joelle provides her insights into what she's learnt from working with para athletes and on some of the research she has undertaken.

E21 Jacob Schrom Powerlifter

Jacob Schrom is a single above knee amputee who competed in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in the 107kg Powerlifting weight division after 12 years competing in the sport. Jake shares with us his journey in powerlifting, highlighting the role that accessing sports performance specialists had on his ability to compete at his best.

E20 Curtis McGrath Para Canoeist

Curtis McGrath, OAM, is a 2 time paralympic canoe/kayak paddler who has won 3 gold medals. Curtis talks to us about his injury and impairment, his training and diet as a canoe / kayak paddler, and provides some great insight into the energy needs of a double leg amputee.

E19 Para Powerlifting with Mary Hodge

Mary Hodge is the High Performance Manager for U.S. Para Powerlifting and has worked with powerlifting for over 20 years, being involved in 6 Paralympic games. Mary describes the sport of Powerlifting, the training requirements, and rules of competition.

E18 Brooke Lamphere Sport Psychologist

Dr Brooke Lamphere is a US-based sport psychologist who recently completed her PhD dissertation around social influences on body image of female Paralympic athletes. We talk about her work as a sport psychologist with Para athletes, her research, what it uncovered and what recommendations come out of that.