How to Choose the Right Supplement for Your Athletes

On this week's Pacey Performance Podcast, Rob is speaking with Graeme Close, James Morehen and Hannah Sheridan. This roundtable was recorded as a Sportsmith Live but it was so good, we had to release it as a podcast.

We kick off this sports nutrition roundtable with Graeme diving deep into CBD. He gives us an update on its legality but also its potential benefits for recovery, sleep and improved mental health. But there is obvious caution with this supplement so Graeme caveats all this with WADA's position on it from an anti-doping perspective. James then gives his take on supplements and his "food first" approach. Given his role within rugby where muscle mass is often a goal, he explains his rationale for when supplements do have value.

In the second half, Hannah shares her experiences of working in youth football and her nutrition principles when assisting this population. Cooking lessons and how she educates the young players are all discussed. We finish off the podcast with a group discussion on "boosting" immune health and how important this is for athletes as well as coaches.

Main talking points -

• Within-game refuelling
• CBD, its legality and its potential benefits
• A "food first" approach to supplementation
• Supplements: what can we really trust?
• Nutrition principles in youth sport
• Immune health and how to improve it