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I woke up to a bunch of friends sending me the same podcast clip and asking for my opinion.A WNBA player mentioned payin...
03/05/2026

I woke up to a bunch of friends sending me the same podcast clip and asking for my opinion.

A WNBA player mentioned paying about $7,000/month for a private chef. Since this is a setup I’ve worked with before, here’s my take.
No drama. Just keeping it real.

I work with both pro and recreational athletes (working corporate jobs but training everyday), and in some cases I’ve worked in tandem with a private chef: I design the performance nutrition protocol, the chef executes the meals.

And the key point is this:

A private chef is a luxury service.
There’s nothing wrong with that. But luxury services require luxury budgets.

03/04/2026

Chill vibes from the last vlog, recorded hours before Uros’ win at UFC Houston.
Texans, don’t be mad, we were joking while sitting at the table discussing how controversy can sometimes get the crowd’s attention.
Uroš is an adopted Alaskan and is pretty proud of it being the largest state in the US!
Full vlog on YouTube.

Today is the birthday of one of my most representative CapoNutrition athletes and a friend, Augusto “Tanquinho” Mendes.E...
03/03/2026

Today is the birthday of one of my most representative CapoNutrition athletes and a friend, Augusto “Tanquinho” Mendes.
Every relationship with an athlete is different, but once in a while, you meet someone who sets a standard that guides the rest of your career and your life. For me, Tanquinho did that.

Later on, I was fortunate to learn from others equally inspiring and true gentlemen of the sport like and . But he was the first to show me, from the very first message, what real professionalism looks like. Old school manners that never go out of style.

Happy birthday, Professor.

03/02/2026

I keep seeing articles saying “Parmigiano Reggiano has more protein than meat, protein bars, etc.” and the takeaway becomes: replace your protein shake, protein bar, or even chicken with Parmigiano Reggiano.

No.

If you scroll my page, you’ll see I support Parmigiano Reggiano all the time. It’s an amazing food and it fits perfectly in many meals. But it’s not a lean post workout protein source.

Yes, 100 g can have around 30 to 36 g of protein. But it also comes with a lot of fat and calories. Applied nutrition is all about context.

Science is not clickbait.

I posted the $50/m version some time ago and I thought it was time to give you my $100/m version. Context first: my trai...
02/28/2026

I posted the $50/m version some time ago and I thought it was time to give you my $100/m version.

Context first: my training schedule drives my nutrition and supplementation and right now I’m training consistently but not in a heavy volume phase (a lot of traveling).

Why no whey protein: I have a gym in my apartment complex and I can eat right before/after training, so protein timing isn’t a constraint for me. Also, I am not the biggest fan of the taste of whey protein.
Maurten Gel 100 is labeled as food (nutrition facts), but de facto most of us would consider it a supplement. That said, most of my hiking fueling is still real food, usually paninis or focaccia.

Vit D: it’s based on the fact that it’s winter and my 25-OH cholecalciferol level is optimal when I supplement and spend time outdoors.

What do you think of this selection?

this post is not meant to tell you how to supplement.

02/27/2026

From working full time in a car dealership to breaking into the Top 15 of one of the most stacked divisions in the UFC.

Uroš Medić was a big underdog on paper against Geoff Neal. For us, the result was not a surprise.

We started working together before his Dana White Contender Series fight. There have been tough phases and great performances. And we are still building.

In previous videos with Uroš we focused more on the weight cut and the physiology behind it.
This one is a more narrative portrait of our fight week.

Full video on YouTube.

You don’t have to fight in the Octagon to eat like a champion.
02/26/2026

You don’t have to fight in the Octagon to eat like a champion.

02/24/2026

Processed + calorically dense foods for athletes

Your goal dictates your nutrition strategy.
For most people, the priority is lower energy density and higher satiety by focusing on high water, high fiber foods.

For endurance and ultra endurance athletes, the limiting factor is often the opposite: hitting enough calories and carbs to support training, recovery, and performance. In that context, calorically dense and sometimes processed foods can be a practical tool to close the energy gap efficiently.

This does not replace fruits and vegetables, but performance goals require a different balance.

Final excerpt from my Chadd Wright diet breakdown. Full video on YouTube.

02/23/2026

Nutrition is multifaceted. It is not just physiology, it is also psychology and culture and in combat sports that culture is weight cutting.

Broadly, cuts fall into two groups: moderate, well managed strategies and life changing cuts that force drastic, unsustainable lifestyle changes just to make the scale.

In Uros’ case, staying at 155 pounds became harder as he transitioned from semiprofessional to fully professional and naturally grew into a heavier athlete.

This is a conversation we had after his win over Salikhov, and watching it now, it is aging like fine wine.

Full episode on Spotify.

02/22/2026

Dottore what did you do! phenomenal KO

Co-main event tonight at UFC HoustonIdemo! 🇺🇸🇷🇸🇮🇹
02/21/2026

Co-main event tonight at UFC Houston
Idemo! 🇺🇸🇷🇸🇮🇹

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Perform as a professional athlete, eat as an authentic Italian! Matteo Capodaglio, Director of Performance Doctor of Pharmacy MS Human Nutrition Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine Former Researcher at the World Anti Doping Laboratory in Rome, Italy Affiliate Member of the British Pharmacological Society Member of the International Society of Sports Nutrition