Hugo Inglis

High Impact Athletes
4x NZL Olympian

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@m_franceschetti @iocmedia @m_franceschetti would love one, sign me up 🤜🤛

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@djwheeler07 @felixkeith @MirrorSport Great work @djwheeler07 and @felixkeith!
More athletes will play their part when we prioritise actual impact over perfection.
Like high-performance training regimes, climate action demands strategic, high-impact choices.
@HIAorg are stoked to be on this journey w @djwheeler07!

[Hugo Inglis @hugoinglis]

Motivation is not a constant, but we can design our environment to keep us on track.

Two pesky Achilles tendons have sidelined me from running so I’ve been spending more time on the bike. I recently got a Peloton (not sponsored), and clippity clops. This must be that middle age I've been trying to outrun, sans lycra.

Battling through an interval session—four 6-minute sets and a 20-second, 600-700 watt sprint—I realized biking is hard. Most days, motivation lacks, and many days I can’t be bothered. Juggling work with training for an Olympics is hard.

So how do I engineer an environment to keep my lazy ass accountable? There are a few things that help:
Working with a coach, S&C guru @NickWebb101 programs every session. For example, each interval has clear watt and RPM targets (basically power and speed) based on my capability or ‘functional threshold’.

Setting dedicated training hours in my calendar and sticking to them. Sessions are loaded in an app so I just have to log in and get started. It always struck me that the hardest part of any run is putting your shoes on.

If I am honest, without proper design I’d struggle as my motivation is anything but constant.

At @HIAorg we have been defining our key objective for 2024 (thanks @JackLewars). Identifying our north star metric was just the first step; tracking progress is the challenge. Like the bike dashboard, we need a system to monitor progress so we're creating visuals of each key result that we need to track.

This world is not as binary as watts and RPMs, but by understanding our capabilities, setting clear targets, and occasionally pushing beyond our perceived thresholds, we can overcome resistance and break through barriers.

I quite liked this from the weekly Farnham St newsletter:
"Talent and potential mean nothing if you can't consistently do things when you don't feel like doing them."
— @shaneparrish

Motivation dips are pretty normal…I think. Curious how others are designing their environments to keep them on track!

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@vismaleaseabike optimise every detail for performance. Their latest quest for aerodynamic supremacy has been testing a new time-trial helmet, the Aerohead II 🪖

It utilises advanced position scans and 3D models to give the riders better visibility and more speeeed. Tour de France juggernauts, @VingegaardJonas and @WoutvanAert have been testing it to gather data that proves this lid will have an impact.

Pursuing excellence makes sports cool. @HIAorg is inspired by this ethos. Our athletes take a similar approach when trying to make a difference in the world, their giving mirrors the precision and discipline of elite sports - because just like on the race course, results matter

Ash Lewin, lead designer for the Aerohead II said, “I’ve dreamed of the fastest helmet ever” ⚡️ As the Tour de France culminates with a time trial into Nice, all eyes are on Visma!

https://t.co/7YDMke7SDG

#highperformance | #tourdefrance | #sportsbiz
@m_heijboer 🙌

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Our recent @FIH_Hockey Olympic Qualifiers in Oman reinforced one lesson for me. In high-level sports results really do matter.

We like to bang on about trusting the process and giving our best but really, in these big crunch matches, all we care about is the result...is getting that ticket to Paris. ✈️🇫🇷

This drive for results isn't always confined to the field, track, or court. Athletes care about more than just hitting a ball or running really fast. It is cool to see that @BenShelton cares about both winning tennis matches 🎾 and the climate 🌍

When it comes to climate action, it is bloody hard to be perfect. Ben finished second in the @atptour Carbon Tracker, offsetting all 28 tournaments he attended last year (shoutout to @_MarkEpps and his team for this initiative 👏). He then granted the $30,000 donation he won to @HIAorg's Environmental Portfolio, funding three of the most ambitious climate orgs: @cleanaircatf, @FoundersPledge Climate Fund, and @GoodFoodInst ⚡️

We were stoked to hear Ben say: “I like their vision of getting the most value out of every dollar donated. I think that’s really interesting and gives you that assurance that your donation is making a difference.”

Powering up his climate action with high-impact climate donations to get the most out of every dollar. Epic work Ben!

https://t.co/aNxeLaMeRE

#HighImpactGiving | #climateaction | #SustainableSport | #sport

[Marcus Daniell OLY 🔸 @MarcusDaniell]

This is really special to me.

It's my final year on tour and I'm donating 50% of my prize money to effective charities.

Please join me by pledging a tiny amount per point. Together we can make a huge impact. ❤️

https://t.co/qgXGUSVRDw

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@paulg @HIAorg is giving it a facelift - high impact giving, led by a community of athletes who are tackling some of the world's hardest problems - https://t.co/cFyTowuJMV

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@ZafaronIndigo @self_pass A bit like the attendance at that semifinal…

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@ZafaronIndigo @self_pass The last hockey WC in Europe had 15k fans in a football stadium, it had quite a bit of charm.