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About Mike Roberto

Mike Roberto: The Researcher Who Founded PricePlow

n=1 Diet Researcher Scientist and Experimenter. Father. Husband. Entrepreneur. Water Animal. Heavy Metal Connoisseur. Patriot.

Mike Roberto 2019

Mike Roberto 2019

As the founder and CEO of PricePlow, Mike wears an extraordinary number of professional hats, but none is more important than father. PricePlow began as a deals website for nutritional supplements and vitamins, but has evolved into so much more as Mike's journey towards optimized healthspan opened the doors to several discoveries.

A "Biohacktivist" Armed with Data

Stealing a term coined by Shawn Wells, RDH, Mike is a "biohacktivist", stemming from the words "biohacker" and "activist". Through thousands of dollars spent on blood tests, specialized foods, and supplements, Mike has learned that conventional 'establishment' nutritional guidelines have failed him and his family. He has made it his mission to help bring awareness to those who seek a similar awakening.

Through PricePlow, Mike is backed up by a team of doctors, researchers, professional athletes, dieticians, and medical school students in an effort to bring source-cited truth to his followers. With their help, he utilizes certain dietary tools such as a low-carb diet with an emphasis on healthy meat to maintain optimal cognitive and physical health.

Mike celebrating after a successful paddle race

Mike combines his background in competitive sports, computer programming, and is known for his role as a biomedical scientist on television.[1] This experience combined, he has created one of the most helpful nutrition tools on the web -- with, of course, the help of his incredibly talented research and programming team.

Competitive Swimmer

In the sporting world, Mike comes from a swimming background where he began competing at the age of five. He played water polo at the Ohio State University and is now a competitive sand volleyball player and Master's swimmer, specializing in endurance ocean swims as well as freestyle butterfly sprints. Mike participates in US Masters Swim races in Central Texas. He is 6'0 and weighs in at 185lbs as of December 2018..

But it's not all water -- when he's not spending ridiculous hours developing PricePlow and poking holes at the latest diet research, he can be found training at home.

Family and home life: "Know Your Child"

At home, Mike is married to his wonderful wife Jill, and together they raise their delightfully precious daughter, who was born in the fall of 2017. Mike and Jill have taken an extremely active "know your child" stance, educating her as much as possible as early as possible.

Mike lives outside of Austin, TX near the Hill Country, and is always happy to jump in on a triathlon relay as your swimming leg.

You can see Mike regularly on the PricePlow YouTube Channel.

Follow Mike Roberto on Social Media

Mike spends nearly all of his social media time on the @PricePlow accounts, but there are some personal accounts too:

Genius Mushrooms: Three Species for Full-Spectrum Benefits

Genius Mushrooms Relax

Run by mastermind Rob Oliver, The Genius Brand has formulated several powerful supplements to nourish your body and mind. While we love sports nutrition formulas like what’s in the stim-free Genius Pre Workout and next-level Genius Muscle Builder, we may like their “mind over matter” supplements like Genius Joy and Genius Consciousness even more![…]
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Xtend Pro Whey Isolate: A New Era Begins for the Xtend Brand

Xtend Pro Whey Isolate

It’s been a year and a half since Nutrabolt bought Scivation, the company behind the Xtend BCAA supplement, and things have really kicked into high gear as 2018 comes to a close.

On the same day Xtend was rebranded as Xtend Original, making way for an entire line of Xtend-branded products, we’re honored to […]
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Xtend Original Picks Up Where Scivation Xtend Left Off

Xtend Original

There’s a lot going on over at Nutrabolt lately. The company that acquired Scivation has taken its flagship BCAA supplement, “Scivation Xtend”, and renamed it to Xtend Original.

Not only that, but…

The end of @Scivation?!

The company has moved its entire Instagram page to @Xtend.

If you click @Scivation now, you’ll now […]
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Betaine Supplementation Reduces Fat Mass in Women

Betaine Women

New betaine research is in, Ladies and Gentlemen, and no longer does the evidence support supplementation in men only. The results of a recent study indicate women can expect reductions in fat mass when supplementing with betaine as well as an increased work volume tolerance when paired with resistance training.[1]

Also known as Trimethylglycine or […]
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Nitrosigine: The Nitric Oxide Booster That Enhances Brain Function

Nitrosigine

Nitrosigine, a patented blend of arginine and inositol, is one of the more innovative ingredients in the “nitric oxide” corner of the supplement industry. In this article we’ll discuss the major benefits and any potential downsides associated with one of one of the most interesting new ingredients to make its way into pre […]
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Matt Mosman: EndurElite and Endurance Supplements | Episode #018

Matt Mosman

Get ready for a high-energy discussion with Matt Mosman of EndurElite, where we introduced Matt and covered his background, and then got into the Best Supplements for Endurance Athletes!

Our Matt Mosman Interviews from Fall of 2018

The YouTube Videos were broken into two sections, but the audio feed is one segment:

Quite a bit […]
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NutraBio Cherry Limeade Flavor System

NutraBio PRE Workout Cherry Limeade

A month after celebrating their (now-discontinued) EAA Energy launch, which included a new Cherry Limeade flavor system, NutraBio has taken it to the top-rated, fully-loaded NutraBio Pre Workout:

Split right down the middle between cherry and limeade

As Ben explained in our earlier NutraBio EAA Energy / BioCrew launch video:

“So we had a fun […]
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Jobs on PricePlow | Supplement Industry Jobs Online

Keto Diet Jobs

PricePlow is an online tech and media company in the supplement industry that provides scientific breakdowns, industry news, reviews, and interviews with a heavy emphasis on “active nutrition” / “sports nutrition” supplements and functional foods – but we’re expanding beyond that.

I (Mike Roberto) founded PricePlow in 2008 and currently run it from Oklahoma. We […]
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Velositol: Enhancing Muscle Protein Synthesis with Science

Velositol What is Velositol?

Velositol is a unique chromium / amylopectin complex that increases muscle protein synthesis (MPS) when combined with protein and exercise. It is GRAS affirmed[1] (generally recognized as safe) at the recommended serving of 2 grams per day in protein drinks (including ready-to-drink and powder), meal replacement bars, energy and protein bars, […]
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EVL 100% Isolate Brings Lactose-Sensitive Back to EVLution

EVL 100% Isolate

GI issue squad who enjoys the flavor systems from EVL Nutrition, rejoice! EVLution Nutrition, one of the most prolific companies of 2018, finally has a 100% Whey Isolate to bless you with protein without increasing your time under gastric tension. Does it have a place in your pantry? Let’s find out, but note that we’re […]
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