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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)
Cellucor Whey Protein Review
When it comes to whey protein, everyone is looking to unseat the top dog, Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey.
With their COR-Performance Whey Protein, Cellucor may have just done that.
In my COR Whey Review, I tested two flavors: cinnamon swirl and chocolate peanut butter. The video is below, with the TL;DW under that:[…]
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MusclePharm Now Sponsoring Total Loser Colin Kaepernick
When a satisfied athlete likes it, he’s free to endorse products or even the company that made products the he likes. Not a long time ago, San Francisco 49ers Quarterback Colin Kaepernick did just that. The QB will be representing MusclePharm in several advertisements as well as appearances in media.
Colin Kaepernick And MusclePharmMusclePharm […]
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How to Deadlift: Texas Champion Powerlifter Steve Smith
Last Saturday, champion powerlifter Steve Smith over at Big Tex Gym in North Austin, TX gave a free seminar on How to Deadlift in the Power Room of the gym.
Without further ado:
Video ReviewIn this video, you see some of the following:
Standard deadlift technique - from the front and from the side[…]Continue Reading →
How Supplements are Regulated in the US
When you hear about the government litigating against a supplement company on the news, there are several different agencies that can be (or are) involved. Each agency’s role is different, specific, and specialized. Which agency a company is facing off with gives details to the charges. For supplements the two major players are the FTC[…]
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BCAAs During Bulking - Do you Need Them???
Short answer? No - not if you're eating enough food and protein.
Longer answer? Extra leucine is almost never a bad thing.
The following information came via an email exchange between myself and Jed Hodge over at Hodge Fitness in Oahu, HI. It was too good to not let anyone else see it.
I mentioned […]
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Gaspari SuperDrive Came and Went with Serious Questions
This year at the 2013 Arnold Sports Festival, Gaspari Nutrition had their latest and greatest pre workout supplement, SuperDrive, on display.
We still think SuperPump 250 was one of the best pre workouts ever. But we have to say, we're not sure what's going on with this stuff.
Which Ingredient Label?So far, we've […]
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NOW Whey Protein Isolate Review - Vanilla
It's our first PricePlow Disapproved Product review!!
In this video, I review NOW Foods Whey Protein Isolate, specifically the awful "natural" vanilla flavor.
We have some funny moments in this video, but here's the synopsis:
TL;DW Review I love NOW / NOW Foods / NOW Sports for nearly everything. This is an AWESOME value brand[…]Continue Reading →
Driven Sports CRAZE Lawsuit DROPPED (Updated July 2013)
Update, July 31, 2013: If you found this article after reading the story in the USA Today, read our response here. It is possible that the information below regarding amphetamines is wrong. Read the rest of this with extreme caution -- and consider reading the link above instead.
We have some news - […]
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List of Clean Foods
Before you start supplementing with the supplements compared on this site, you need to get your diet in order. Otherwise you will have nothin' but "expensive pee". You should begin monitoring every single thing you eat with a site like FitDay.com to start understanding where your calories are coming from.
Here is a list of […]
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Beta Alanine Tingling
Here at PricePlow Discount Supplements, we absolutely love beta alanine for all kinds of athletes in order to reduce fatigue and increase endurance. But one weird thing sometimes happens - "the tingles", as we call them, or a tingling, pins-and-needles sensation after taking it.
What is the pins-and-needles sensation I get when I take beta[…]Continue Reading →

