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About Male Optimal

Evidence-based men's health.
No bro science, no sponsored bias.

Male Optimal exists because most men's health information online is either too vague to be useful or too commercial to be trusted. We're trying to fix that.

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The team

Four people who care unreasonably much about men's health.

Seb

Seb

Founder & Editor

TestosteroneBloodworkTRTLongevity

My GP told me my testosterone was "normal." It was 8.4 nmol/L. That's normal the way a one-star review is technically still a review. I felt exhausted, foggy, and about as motivated as a damp flannel. So I did what any reasonable person does: I spent six months reading endocrinology papers at midnight and got progressively worse at dinner parties. Turns out my levels were low, my SHBG was high, and my GP had not checked either of those things. I built this site so you don't have to become a hobbyist endocrinologist to get answers. I've now had my testosterone tested 11 times in four years. My wife describes this as "a lot." She is being generous. Amy keeps me honest on sleep โ€” she knows that research better than I ever will. Edith disagrees with me on nutrition timing approximately twice a week and is, irritatingly, usually right. Marcus made me buy a foam roller I didn't think I needed. My hamstrings have never forgiven me for doubting him.

โ€œHas had his testosterone tested 11 times in 4 years. Keeps a spreadsheet.โ€

Amy

Amy

Sleep & Supplements Editor

SleepVitaminsSupplementsCircadian Health

I became a sleep researcher because I couldn't sleep. I appreciate that this is the equivalent of a dentist with terrible teeth, but here we are. I spent three years reading every paper I could find, turning my bedroom into what my partner described as "a science experiment that occasionally snores," and eventually, genuinely, fixing it. Now I cover sleep and supplements โ€” and I will be ruthlessly honest with you about what actually has evidence behind it. The list is shorter than the supplement industry would like you to believe. But the stuff that works? It really works. Seb sends me studies at 11pm. I find this professionally insulting and personally relatable. Edith and I have a running disagreement about magnesium that I'm confident I'm winning but she would tell you differently.

โ€œReads sleep research last thing at night. Does not see the irony.โ€

Edith

Edith

Nutrition & Training Writer

NutritionTrainingTestosteroneFunctional Health

I grew up in a British-Indian household where my grandmother was doing functional nutrition before it had a name. She'd have looked at most modern "wellness" products and laughed, then made you something with turmeric and told you to go outside. I think about her a lot when I'm reading the research, because the research usually catches up eventually. Ten years in functional nutrition has taught me that most men are eating and training in ways that actively work against them, and they've been told it's discipline. It isn't. It's just bad information. I cover food, training and hormonal health, and I write for every man โ€” regardless of background, culture, or what your dad told you about protein. Men of all backgrounds deserve accurate information, not advice built around one body type or one version of masculinity. Marcus and I disagree about training frequency so regularly that we've started scheduling it. Amy is right about magnesium, even though I won't say that to her face. Seb's bloodwork obsession is, clinically speaking, a lot โ€” but the man gets results.

โ€œWill argue with a personal trainer if their advice contradicts the literature. Has done this more than once.โ€

Marcus

Marcus

Training & Equipment Specialist

Gym EquipmentTrainingStrengthRecovery

I own seven foam rollers. Before you judge me, hear me out โ€” they're all different. That's essentially my credentials right there. I've been in gyms my whole adult life, and for most of it I trained hard and understood approximately 40% of what I was actually doing. Then I started reading the research and had to have several humbling conversations with myself. Here's what I've learned: the basics are boring, they work, and everyone's trying to sell you something more interesting instead. Men's health is for every man โ€” every background, every starting point, every reason you walked through that gym door. For too long a lot of this content felt like it was written for one very specific bloke. We're not doing that here. I cover equipment and training because most reviews are written by people who've held the product for thirty seconds. I have actually used this stuff. Sometimes for years. Sometimes regrettably. Edith straightened out my nutrition and has never let me forget it. Amy fixed my sleep in about two weeks. Seb convinced me to get a full blood panel and it changed everything. This team, genuinely.

โ€œOwns seven foam rollers. Can justify every single one.โ€

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