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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.
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 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:
- Twitter: @MicroBerto (@PricePlow for industry-related activity)
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mikeroberto/
- Facebook: facebook.com/mike.roberto (see also PricePlow's Facebook)
- YouTube: YouTube.com/PricePlow
- Instagram: @PricePlow
- IMDB: imdb.com/name/nm3834816
- Personal Blog: MikeRoberto.com (relatively defunct)
Strawbango Margarita GHOST Energy Returns to GNC and Vitamin Shoppe!
Back in September of 2022, GHOST released a new flavor for Energy, Legend, and Pump called Strawbango Margarita, and it was a roaring success. The flavor was created in collaboration with Maxx Chewning, and the community found the flavor worked particularly well with GHOST Energy.
This year, rather than repeating the above trio, the […]
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BPI Sports Acquired by Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals in Bankruptcy Settlement
On September 18, 2023, well-known sports nutrition supplement brand BPI Sports filed for bankruptcy, with an interesting list of creditors that included employees, contract manufacturers, and even former business partners like Mike O’Hearn.[1]
We posted the following video on Instagram with some of the highlights:
View this post on InstagramGlucoVantage Dihydroberberine Beats Berberine in Human Trial
Long-awaited human clinical data has been published on dihyodroberberine,[1] the superior form of berberine sold as GlucoVantage by NNB Nutrition!
Spend five minutes researching weight loss supplements, and you’re bound to read about berberine. This is a natural plant alkaloid that exerts powerful anti-diabetic effects[2,3] that have been repeatedly shown to lead to […]
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Pure Beta-Lactoglobulin: Arla Foods Ingredients Lacprodan® BLG-100
Over the last couple of years, we’ve seen a kind of protein powder arms race. Supplement brands have made large investments to improve the effectiveness of their proteins, usually with high-tech additives, structural protein modifications, or bolstered amino acid compositions.
Clear Protein Isolates – The Next Big Thing in Protein ShakesIn parallel, the […]
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Infinis Ultra Preworkout: The Mother of All Pre-Workouts Has Arrived!
You’ve been waiting for it — today we’ve got a real doozy for you.
Infinis Ultra Preworkout – The Ultimate Kitchen Sink FormulaNewcomer Infinis is debuting their pre-workout supplement and it has, well, everything.
It’s been a long time since we saw anything this loaded with patented and trademarked designer ingredients. An 8-gram[…]
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Inspired Nutraceuticals DVST8 Dark RTD: Monster Pre-Workout Drink with Nitrates!
Back in July, we covered Inspired Nutraceuticals’ DVST8 DARK Pre-Workout – a formula for anyone who wants to hone their edge. Or in Jungian terms, integrate their shadow. It’s an impressive formula in many ways, featuring some novel ingredients and generous doses of familiar ones.
DVST8 Dark Now in RTD FormWell, now […]
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Inspired Nutraceuticals Endless RTD: For Endless Youth and Hydration
A long time ago (2017), in an industry far, far away, an upstart supplement brand named Inspired Nutraceuticals formulated a supplement named Endless. With a subtitle of “Carbohydrate Sports Drink” and a now-discontinued formula loaded with carbs, vitamins, minerals, ergogenics like creatine and betaine, BCAAs, and even a VO2 blend, the product was probably […]
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INFINIS Has Entered the Chat: Reach Your Infinite Potential
PricePlow is proud to unveil a new brand launched on Black Friday 2023:
INFINIS Nutrition
With a tagline of Infinite Potential, they posted the following images to the @InfinisNutrition Instagram:
They’ve now teased a pre-workout and a greens formula:
Infinis Ultra Pre-WorkoutYou want everything in a pre-workout supplement — from pumps to […]
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Primeval Labs IsoLIT: Chocolate Cookie Cheesecake Black Friday Special
With action-packed formulas like Ape Sh*t, Primeval Labs is a brand that’s comfortable in its own borderline-crazy skin.
That doesn’t mean they shy away from the basics, though. IsoLit, their premier whey protein isolate powder, sets itself above most proteins thanks to its purity, but really shines in another area, too: flavor.[…]
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