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CAPONUTRITION Perform like a professional athlete, eat like an authentic Italian

Saturday night board meeting. Stocks are going up 📈
07/06/2025

Saturday night board meeting. Stocks are going up 📈

Trattoria da Capo | Science & Performance | Atlanta chapter
06/11/2025

Trattoria da Capo | Science & Performance | Atlanta chapter

June 2, Italy’s Republic Day.Call it a birthday, call it a rebirth. Either way, it’s a good day to remember where I come...
06/02/2025

June 2, Italy’s Republic Day.

Call it a birthday, call it a rebirth. Either way, it’s a good day to remember where I come from.
A friend sent me this photo the other day — salame hanging in some rustic kitchen, the kind of place where time moves differently. I laughed, said I was missing out. But honestly, it hit something deeper.
Living in the US, what I miss most — beyond old friends and family — is the rhythm of a culture that’s older than memory. Where even the smallest town carries centuries of flavor and pride. Where food isn’t just food — it’s a statement, a ritual, a love letter written in pork fat and spices.

I’m a nutritionist, sure. I care about performance, metabolism, micronutrients. Once in a while I need a few slices of salame and a chunk of crusty bread. No overthinking. No macros. Just taste, simplicity, and soul.
Here in the States, I love seeing signs of it — small producers, like cheese, deli meat and knife-makers trying to bring back the craft. It gives me hope. Because in a world trying so hard to flatten everything out, preserving character is an act of resistance!
So today, I raise a glass to my home country. To its mess, its beauty, its contradictions.

Every year, like clockwork, the phenomenon of aggressive weight cutting resurfaces around the IBJJF World Championship.A...
05/18/2025

Every year, like clockwork, the phenomenon of aggressive weight cutting resurfaces around the IBJJF World Championship.

And I’ll never get tired of saying this: especially at the colored belt level, the best thing you can do to win is to focus on your Jiu Jitsu, not on last-minute crash diets that are really just cycles of deprivation designed to hit the scale and compete 15 minutes later.
At best, you’re stepping on the mat depleted of glycogen. At worst, you’re dehydrated and putting yourself at risk for injuries that can affect your career for months, if not years.

This is one of the causes I care about most, and it goes against my interest. I could easily sell last-minute cutting programs and make good money from desperate athletes, but I don’t believe that’s the direction we should be pushing this sport.
Weight cutting is a calculated risk for professional fighters but the IBJJF format is simply not compatible with weight cutting.
This isn’t MMA. You’re not getting paid. And more often than not, it’s just not worth it.

Invest your money where it actually counts: into a great Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy, in a solid strength and conditioning coach who understands periodization for this kind of competition, in a performance-focused nutritionist. Because this is a performance sport.

If you’re not winning worlds as a blue belt, it is not because your opponent was too big, it is because your jiu-jitsu is not good enough.

A UFC Fighter’s Menu between Official Weigh-ins and Fight NightEvery athlete is different, and any solid nutrition plan ...
05/14/2025

A UFC Fighter’s Menu between Official Weigh-ins and Fight Night

Every athlete is different, and any solid nutrition plan should prioritize practicality: it has to be effective, but also realistic and easy to follow under pressure.
With Jaqueline Amorim, we’ve been refining this balance of science and personal preference since her UFC debut. For her latest win in Kansas City, we dialed in a menu that worked with herpreferences and performance goals.

This plan included 4 main meals in about 33 hours, plus a hydration protocol and strategic snacks (not shown here).
Swipe to learn about our menu.

What are your go-to meals between weigh-ins and the fight?

Just three good dudes watching winning her fourth UFC fight in a row in Kansas City.No better way to celebrate my birth...
04/29/2025

Just three good dudes watching winning her fourth UFC fight in a row in Kansas City.
No better way to celebrate my birthday!
Ps. At CapoNutrition, even our dogs are jacked

A sweet flight home watching succeed. Solid performance and TKO win.
04/19/2025

A sweet flight home watching succeed. Solid performance and TKO win.

Living in America, San Diego edition.
03/30/2025

Living in America, San Diego edition.

You will be missed, champ.
03/22/2025

You will be missed, champ.

In the zone. Another successful weight cut with
03/14/2025

In the zone. Another successful weight cut with

Pasta & heavy punches | Great display of power by
02/16/2025

Pasta & heavy punches | Great display of power by

Road tripping: the legendary coast to coast!I needed a car. A few months ago, I started scrolling through Facebook Marke...
02/03/2025

Road tripping: the legendary coast to coast!

I needed a car. A few months ago, I started scrolling through Facebook Marketplace, half-serious, half-dreaming. Then, while in Florida, I found this gem—a vintage Toyota Land Cruiser with the legendary 4.7L V8, a rock-solid maintenance history, and none of the modern tech that drives for you. It’s not what most people would choose today, but I like cars that need to be driven, that demand a little skill.

I could’ve shipped it home, but where’s the fun in that? The plan was simple: fly to Texas to record the podcast with Mike Ritland, pick up the truck in South Floride, drive it back with Misto.

3,000 miles in four days. South Florida’s lush tropics gave way to Alabama’s swamps, Louisiana’s bayous, Texas’ endless roads, and the arid beauty of New Mexico and Arizona. Watching the landscape shift mile after mile was like flipping through chapters of an American novel. And then, finally—San Diego, Coronado, and the Pacific Ocean.

Now, the truck’s home. Misto is the best co-pilot. The American dream continues!

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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