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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:

RedCon1 Grunt: Military-Grade EAA Formula for Military-Grade Gains

RedCon1 Grunt

There’s been a slow, but steady shift in the amino acid supplement market over the past year or so, and it’s one we’re glad to see and take part in pushing. We’re talking about ditching those BCAA-only supplements in favor of the more comprehensive (and effective) full essential amino acid formulas.

We’ve witnessed a […]
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Genius Sleep Aid: The “Smarter” Sleeping Pill

Genius Sleep Aid

Sleep aids are a category of supplements that aren’t discussed enough in the industry, but are some of the most important products to those who need some help. We’re on the go like crazy these days, with more information thrown at us than ever before, and stress ourselves out beyond the ability to sleep.

Worse, […]
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Dynamine: A Neuroactivating “Stimulant” by Compound Solutions

Dynamine

Major Announcement! Dynamine has achieved GRAS Status with the FDA with several new safety studies! Read more in our Dynamine GRAS announcement to understand the importance of this decision.

Compound Solutions is regarded as one of the premier companies on the market, known for innovation, effectiveness, and a commitment to scientific research. Chances are, you’ve […]
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GlycerSize (formerly GlycerPump) – The #2 Rated Glycerol Powder

GlycerSize

Note: GlycerPump was renamed to GlycerSize in 2019. It performed very well as a glycerol ingredient in 2018-2019.

However, in 2020, NNB Nutrition launched HydroPrime, which has won in stability/humidity testing, making it our new preferred glycerol powder.

Enhanced hydration, increased stamina, super-saturated muscles, and tubs of clumpy pre workout.

What do these […]
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This “Labz” Brand Epidemic is Reaching Critical Levelz

Supplement Labz

“Just a bunch of low budget assclowns who try to fool consumers with flash in the pan, bullshit supplements”

— Marc Lobliner, founder MTS Nutrition

As if the sports nutrition segment of the supplement industry wasn’t amateur enough as it was, now we’ve got to deal with this bullzhit too. Like a bad virus out […]
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Zhou Neuro-Peak: Amazon’s $20 Nootropic for Beginners?

Zhou Nutrition Neuro-Peak

Type the words “nootropic” into Amazon and you’ll be bombarded by a never-ending supply of cheap and underdosed supplements billing themselves as powerful cognitive enhancers, fueled by various ingredients, often paired with caffeine. Unfortunately for unwitting Amazon shoppers, most of these products are quite underdosed… but there seems to be a sweet spot in the […]
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The Pitbull Labs Pre Workout: Energy and Focus with Bite

Pitbull Labs Pre Workout

2019 Update: Pitbull Labs unfortunately went dormant for a while, but rumors are that they’re coming back…. stay tuned and sign up for our Pitbull Labs News alerts to learn when they’re officially back!

There’s been a new brand on the scene that’s got open labels, well-dosed products, and some of the coolest branding we’ve […]
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Bait and Switch: The REAL Reason to Hate Proprietary Blends

Proprietary Blend Cheap Raw Materials

Over the past decade, the supplement industry has made a serious shift towards open labeling practices and away from proprietary blends. Nearly all new brands on the scene are opting to disclose the dosages of all active ingredients, while the older brands that fail to do have been dying slow deaths, need to resort to […]
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Controlled Labs Orange Brainwash – Supreme Cognitive Booster

Controlled Labs Orange Brain Wash

Whenever Controlled Labs pops up on our radar, we know it’s going to be a good day. The New York supplement company has been in the game for quite some time and is probably best known for their White Flood pre workout series. People also tend to forget that CL was one of the only […]
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Arecoline from Betel Nut: Cancer-Causing Supplement Ingredient?

Arecoline

2018 Update: The latest supplement to include this toxic ingredient is the Steel Supplements Amped-AF pre workout. It is in a proprietary blend under the name One32 and we urge caution when using it due to the research discussed below.

2017 Update: We urge caution over an “international” version of Insane Labz […]
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