From exercise and strength training, to caloric intake and protein needs, to the efficiency of vitamin supplements to the effectiveness of HIIT workouts, to extreme dieting and fasting… Angelo dives into the questions.
Managing Health, Metabolism, and the Upside of Long-Term Performance
Angelo Poli, Founder and CEO of MetPro, joined the Stacking Benjamins podcast to discuss an idea that sits at the intersection of finance, health, and performance.
The central question of the episode was simple but powerful.
Is it possible to maximize upside in life while minimizing unnecessary downside?
While the first half of the conversation focused on investing and risk management, Angelo’s segment brought the same framework into health and wellness. Specifically, how people can pursue better fitness, energy, and body composition without relying on extreme or unsustainable approaches.
Health, Metabolism, and Asymmetric Upside
Angelo explained that many people approach health the same way they approach speculation. They chase aggressive tactics that promise fast results but often come with high downside risk. Burnout, stalled progress, hormonal disruption, and repeated restarts are common outcomes.
At MetPro, the philosophy is different.
Rather than taking extreme risks through crash dieting, excessive training, or rigid protocols, the goal is to create asymmetric upside. This means strategies where the potential benefit far outweighs the risk when applied consistently and correctly.
Metabolic profiling plays a key role in this approach. By understanding how an individual’s metabolism responds to food intake, training load, stress, and recovery, adjustments can be made proactively instead of reactively. This reduces guesswork and helps clients build momentum that compounds over time.
Why Sustainability Matters More Than Intensity
A major theme of the discussion was sustainability. Angelo addressed common questions around exercise selection, calorie intake, protein needs, supplements, HIIT training, fasting, and extreme dieting.
The takeaway was clear.
Progress that cannot be sustained is not progress.
Long term health and body composition improvements come from managing inputs consistently, not from short bursts of intensity followed by long periods of recovery or regression. Much like investing, time, discipline, and personalization do more work than extremes.
A Smarter Way to Approach Health Goals
As people enter a new year or reset their wellness goals, this conversation reinforces an important principle. Health is not about eliminating discomfort or chasing quick wins. It is about choosing systems that allow progress while limiting unnecessary downside.
MetPro’s methodology focuses on helping individuals understand their metabolism, apply structure without rigidity, and make adjustments based on real feedback. This creates clarity, consistency, and results that extend beyond a single phase or season.
FAQs from Women
What is Metabolic Profiling
Metabolic Profiling is a complete step-by-step guide to mastering your metabolism. On its own MetPro is an algorithm, an evaluative process, and an engine fueled with the data you feed into it every day. It's designed to calculate the absolute best "next step" for you under any circumstance, and will do so with responsiveness and precision. Like a GPS it will recalculate your route at any destination or missed turn. Your personal results—and no one else's - will dictate each and every step the system directs you to take. Pretty cool, right?
What about medical conditions?
Medical conditions requiring nutritional therapy for things such as substantial liver and kidney disease or diabetes, fall outside MetPro's current scope of practice. See your medical professional for recommendations. Individuals seeking fitness and exercise only, may still qualify for our coaching services.
Does MetPro support my dietary restrictions?
Is this a no/low carb diet? My body needs carbs.
Will I have to give up alcohol?
I just had a baby. Can I go on the MetPro diet?
Yes. Just having had a baby / breastfeeding is a great example of why having an individualized and adjustable program is best. If your doctor has any special recommendations, we can help you work those into your lifestyle as well.
Every diet I have ever tried fails after a few weeks. Why is this so different?
Listen to the Full Conversation
Angelo’s full appearance on Stacking Benjamins dives deeper into these concepts and how they apply to real life decisions around health and performance.
