THE WOLVERINE STACK: HYPE OR HEALING?
We live in a culture obsessed with quick-fix health hacks and bio-optimisation. But is that a sign that we’re masking a deeper, psychological battle underneath?
Returning to the podcast, we sat down with Dr. Rob Stevens of the Men’s Health Clinic to see why modern men’s health goes far beyond testosterone and hormones.
We strip back the toxic pressures men face when asking for help to uncover the brutal realities of modern fitness culture, the dangerous appeal of unregulated black-market treatments, and how we can keep our sights set on building the life we actually want…
Dr. Rob joins Ty Temel on episode 56 of the Off Script podcast to share:
How Rob’s clinic grew from a focus on male TRT to also offering female HRT
Men’s mental health, vulnerability, masculinity and finding ways to decompress
The tension between convenient online care and the doctor-patient relationship
TRT, fitness culture, supplements, GLP-1 drugs and unregulated peptides
Work, money, purpose, and living in the present
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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
“We were never taught about TRT at medical school. You’re not taught about it in postgraduate studies. It was something that I discovered almost by accident, being kind of disillusioned with my thought of the next 30 years doing what I was doing.”
- Dr Rob Stevens - 05:00
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“First you have to accept that you’ve got a problem, and then you need to be courageous and actually go and ask for help because it isn’t a simple ride.” - Dr Rob Stevens - 08:34
“Historically, I’ve always trained to look a certain way, aesthetically. Whereas in the last couple of years, I’ve been trying to train more to be able to perform well and to be functional.” - Ty Temel - 17:22
“It’s living in the moment, and again, it’s Alan Watts who talks about the fact that if you’re living in the future, you’re anxious, and if you're living in the past, you’re depressed. And that’s the biggest challenge: to actually live in the now.” - Dr Rob Stevens - 19:21
“You can’t outthink your physiology, so there’s a bidirectional relationship between physiology and psychology.” - Dr Rob Stevens - 26:17
“I’ve had the privilege of 6,000-plus patients sitting in front of me, so I can apply that level of objectivity to their subjective experience. But it’s incredibly draining.” - Dr Rob Stevens - 29:50
“Some people hit the packet, some people hit the bottle, some people start doing ultra marathons - you know, long endurance, painful stuff to try and quieten the mind.” - Ty Temel - 38:03
“There are no ambitions to grow beyond the Men’s Health Clinic because I always want it to be a doctor-led clinic that acts in the best interest of the patient.” - Dr Rob Stevens - 56:26