Gustavo Osorio (aka Goose) is a strength & conditioning coach who works at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and is based at the Chula Vista training centre in San Diego. He talks to us about how he approaches programming for the Track & Field athletes.

Dr Peta Maloney is an Australian sports physiologist and recovery specialist who has works with Para athletes. Peta talks to us about the importance of sleep for athletes, why para athletes may have difficulty with sleeping consistently, and what strategies can be used to help develop better sleeping patterns to support sports performance.

Sally Baumann is the lead sports dietitian for the U.S. Paralympic programs and has been working with para athletes for the past 2.5 years. In the first of a series of interviews with sports dietitians, we talk to Sally about how she goes about working with para athletes and how this might be different to working with other athletes.

Meg Lemon is a WC4 para cyclist with an acquired brain injury who recently won a bronze medal in the time trial at the Tokyo Paralympics. Meg is also a sports dietitian. Meg talks to us about her impairment and how it affects her, the nutrition challenges she has faced and the ways she is working on overcoming those challenges.

Sophia Herzog is a 2 time Paralympic medal winning swimmer with short stature. Sophia talks about her career in swimming and her experiences with changing training programs. She also explains how a change in body weight (increased muscle mass) through training did not suit her in the pool. 

Adam Bleakney is a 4 time Paralympic wheelchair racer and the head wheelchair track and marathon racing coach at the University of Illinois, the most consistently successful program in the world. Adam shares his transition from being an athlete to a coach, how he manages a program involving collegiate through to elite level athletes, and his insight into what has shaped such a truly successful program.

Cannabidiol (or CBD) is a substance often promoted for its potential to relieve pain, reduce anxiety, improve sports performance, aid with sleep, and even improve acne! Dr Danielle McCartney discusses the research that has been undertaken into CBD and its potential benefits and highlights the lack of research in many areas. We also discuss the difficulties faced in relation to WADA regulations for athletes who may want to explore CBD.

Associate Professor Ben Desbrow is a sports dietitian and academic at Griffith University (Qld, Australia) who has undertaken research across 2 decades in sports nutrition related topics, including caffeine. He is a co-author of the book Caffeine and Sports Performance. Ben talks to us about how caffeine influences sports performance, the ideal doses, sources of caffeine (including energy drinks) and potential side effects. The discussion includes some of the limited research on caffeine in Para athletes.

Mitch Gourley is a 3 time Paralympic Alpine ski racer who has a congenital lower arm 'amputation'. Mitch talks to us about his experiences in using nutrition to support his training across his career to date, and outlines some of the complexities in doing that while traveling to train and compete along with the solutions he's found.

In this episode we talk Goalball with Lisa and Jake Czechowski. Lisa is a 6 time Paralympian with a vision impairment, and Jake is the USA National Womens' goalball coach. Goalball is a uniquely Paralympic team sport for athletes with a vision impairment. We discuss the sport of goalball, how it has changed over time, and what Lisa focusses on in her nutrition both at home and when traveling.