Summary

  • Commonwealth Games gold medallist swimmer Robbie Renwick

  • Triple Olympian snowboarder Lesley McKenna

  • Pro freestyle BMX rider Keelan Phillips

Live Reporting

Keir Murray, Andrew Southwick and Jamie Lyall

  1. Eating protein in the morning...

    What I’d recommend for you guys is having a bit of protein in the morning – I find that offsets hunger until at least lunchtime. Having two or three boiled eggs and a bowl of porridge, you’ll find you’ll be totally full until lunch. If you skip breakfast, you’ll find by 10.30 you want to snack on chocolate bars. Carbohydrates for me are the absolute devil – if you’re not exercising, it’s all going to turn into fat.

    Robbie Renwick

  2. Question: How do you cope with the pressures of competition?

    I hate competing. I used to get nervous a lot. Everything's on the line. I went to get hypnotised and it worked. I get less nervous now.

    Keelan Phillips

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  5. How do you manage the expectation of a nation?

    If you’re a Mo Farah and the whole country expects you to win, it really can take over in a bad way. Every day we’re preparing for that one race that’s going to get you to your goal, but as an athlete you have to be really cutthroat in that you can’t let other things affect your performance. It would be such a waste otherwise.

    Robbie Renwick, Commonwealth gold medalist swimmer

  6. Lesley McKenna: "Eat wholesome food that makes you feel better. And do yoga."

    Robbie Renwick: "What I find helps is having quite a bit of protein in the morning, such as boiled eggs. That can offset hunger until lunchtime. If you skip breakfast you'll find by 10.30 you want to snack on chocolate bars. It's being aware of what you eat. Carbohydrates are the devil. If you are doing no exercise at all, stay away from biscuits and sugary drinks."  

  7. If I sat at home and watched TV all day, it’d just feel wrong. I still go to parties and whatnot all the time, but you’ve still got to eat clean. If you sat and ate junk food all day, you’d get on the bike the next day and feel lazy. So, just eat right and keep active...

    Keelan Phillips

  8. The bold Grado

    And now for a bit of, er, champion wrestler Grado, from the "tap end of Stevenston". How do you keep in shape, he ponders.

  9. Question: What are the painful times?

    There are lots in snow sports because you fall over a lot! You get very real, instant feedback if things go wrong, and they go wrong all the time. Don’t be scared to let things go wrong because that’s how you really learn. As long as you reflect on why and try not to do the same mistake a second time then you’re going to be stronger. The best advice I could give is aim to fail – but aim to learn from that, and then you’re going to be successful.

    Lesley McKenna, Olympic snowboarder

  10. What are the three main ingredients to success?

    You’ve got to have fun with what you’re doing. If not, you’re simply not going to be good at what you're doing. If your parents are pushing you into something you’re not going to enjoy it.Whether it’s breakdancing on a BMX or swimming hundreds of lengths, there are so many fantastic sports out there – don’t just follow suit and go into football, give other sports a go!

    Robbie Renwick, Commonwealth gold medalist swimmer

  11. Question: Why did you choose BMX?

    "In the BMX world you get rewarded for being different. That's why I chose it. You don't gave to follow anybody else."

    Keelan Phillips

  12. Get InspiredStuart Cameron

  13. Get InspiredStuart Cameron

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  16. And from Lesley and Robbie...

    Lesley McKenna: "The fact that I'm still working in snowsports, having had a long and successful career, is a big achievement and I still love it.

    Robbie Renwick: "Last summer our 4x200m relay team got gold at the World Championships. The previous year at the Commonwealth Games I missed the gold medal and I felt I had to prove myself. The icing on the cake was beating the American team. It was priceless to see the look on their faces."

  17. What is your biggest achievement so far?

    "I’m pretty happy I’ve won competitions all over the world. Last year I got to perform on the main stage at Glastonbury with Mark Ronson – that was in front of 80,000 people."

    Keelan Phillips, BMX Freestyle Biker

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  19. Ready, steady...

    So Sanjeev Kohli, our estimable host, has Lesley McKenna, Keelan Phillips and Robbie Renwick on stage. Robbie says he has been preparing since 2012 to get into the GB team for Rio. Best of luck to him. Lesley is coaching the country's top snowboarders and Leicester's Keelan, who is confident that his city's team will win the Premier League, says freestyle BMX riding is just like breakdancing. "No rules - freestyle".

  20. Got a question for Keelan?

    If you are able to watch the video, you'll have seen Keelan showing us some of his moves. Just incredible. Click on the Get Involved tab to see how you can send a question to him.