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In this episode, Lauren is joined by Daniel Davey - founder of Davey Nutrition. Daniel discusses his personal and professional learnings from his time as Leinster Rugby and Dublin GAA Performance Nutritionist. 

Daniel is the author of 2 books - Eat Up Raise Your Game which spent 8 weeks at number 1 on the non-fiction best seller list, and Eat Up: The Next Level which has just reached bookshelves.

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This week's guest might be better known as “Skinny Gaz”. After completing his Physiotherapy degree, Gary McGowan continued his formal education commencing a medical degree at the University College in Cork all the while continuing his online training business - Triage Method.
 
In this episode, we speak about the need to break down the labels we place on physical activity - because while much of the activity we do might not fall into a category on a smartwatch, it still very much counts. Gary also recounts and reflects on his recent serious hamstring injury.

Ellen Keane has competed in an incredible 4 Paralympic Games, becoming Irelands' youngest Paralympic athlete at the Beijing Summer Games in 2008 at just 13 years old, to then claiming gold in the Women's 100m breaststroke at Tokyo 2020. She's recently switched her togs and goggles for the dance floor though - as a contestant on RTE's 'Dancing with the Stars, but will she be back in the pool for Paris 2024?

Imogen Cotter started her sporting career as a track and cross-country athlete, winning 2 national Irish track titles before changing focus to cycling where she now plays her trade as a professional road cyclist, having represented her country twice. 

She speaks to Lauren about her transition to a new sport, her motivation as an elite athlete and her recent road accident that has presented a whole new challenge to her.

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Lauren's guest today is best known for his exploits on the GAA field - either with his very successful club Slaughtneil, or with the Derry Senior Footballers while he also enjoyed a stint as a professional athlete in Australia with AFL side the Sydney Swans. He speaks to Lauren about his continued desire to dedicate much of his time to amateur sport representing his club and county - and how the team environment is crucial in success.

In this weeks episode, Lauren speaks to Elaine Cahill about her random introduction to coaching at age 15, her new role with Cycling Ireland and why coaches need to look beyond just the responsibility of skill improvement.