Author Archives: Mike Roberto
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)
5% Nutrition Full As F*ck: Rich Piana’s Stim-Free Pump Pre Workout
When it comes to getting that skin-ripping pump that makes you feel like you can keep on lifting for hours, nobody does it quite like 5% Nutrition. Rich Piana, the late founder of 5% Nutrition, was all about the pump — using hardcore strategies like all-day arm workouts and carb loading taken to extreme[…]
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Klout KAIO: Klout’s Final Destination Pre-Workout at GNC
Klout has officially stormed the gates of the supplement industry, with a frenzy of supplement releases that can only be called an onslaught. PricePlow’s brand to watch in 2023 is on a tear for their sophomore season, and up until now, they haven’t even released their biggest and most aggressive label!
The big reveal […]
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Dr. Sibyl Swift & Lance Blundell: cbdMD Re-Educates the FDA on Hemp | Episode #089
https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/sibyl-swift-lance-blundell-cbdmd-089
On March 27, 2023 we hosted a tremendous conversation with Dr. Sibyl Swift and Lance Blundell of cbdMD, a premier hemp-based health solution company that sells CBD — and even THC — based supplements. In Lance’s words, they are a “hemp-extracted cannabinoid company”.
Sibyl is cbdMD’s Chief Science Officer & VP of Regulatory Affairs[…]
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Core Nutritionals BURN: Weight Loss Powder with Punch (2023 Update)
Natural bodybuilder Doug Miller founded Core Nutritionals in 2005. What pushed him into action was his realization that meal replacement proteins of the time were woefully inadequate, and Core MRP was born.
Since those simple beginnings, Core Nutritionals has become an unstoppable juggernaut of a supplement brand.
A quick look at Core’s site shows that […]
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Chemix Whey Isolate: Guerilla Chemist’s Velositol-Boosted Protein
It’s been too long since we visited with The Guerilla Chemist, co-founder of Chemix Lifestyle supplements. Last time we covered Chemix, we wrote about their muscle builder, Chemix Natabolic, nearly a year ago!
After a small lull in the action (they also had a new Rainbow Pop flavor of King of Pumps released), […]
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Morphogen Synthegen: Do-It-All Essential Amino Acid Formula
Morphogen Nutrition is one of the supplement industry’s hottest brands, and a particular favorite of PricePlow. The formula covered in today’s article exemplifies why.
We’ve made no attempt to conceal the fact that we’re huge fans of Ben Hartman and his team. They consistently produce top-notch, cutting-edge products. Ben calls himself an “ingredient guy” – […]
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Animal JUICED Aminos Revamped: Now with Electrolytes
For decades, Animal Pak has been supporting athletes worldwide, with a massive “pak” of vitamins, minerals, and more meant for serious training. Over time, Universal Nutrition has expanded their Animal lineup, disclosing more and more of their formulas.
On the training side, some of our recent favorites include Animal Pump Pro, Animal Primal, […]
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Kris Gethin and Kaged Part Ways
On March 22, 2023, it was formally announced that Kris Gethin and Kaged were separating.[1] The partnership lasted nearly a decade, and was successful beyond all expectations.
To emphasize that Kaged’s product development, quality, and testing would continue to be world class, the brand’s leadership put out the following statement on Instagram:[1]
On behalf […]
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BUM Energy: Chris Bumstead’s Energy Drink Has Landed
We’ve been covering a ton of news on Raw Nutrition, the supplement brand partnered by Chris Bumstead, Matt Jansen, and Domenic Iacovone that’s becoming very well-known for its “CBum” series of products, including the popular Thavage Pre-Workout Supplement.
It turns out that CBum has something else in store, and it’s available now – with […]
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Mamba vs. Karma: Which Klout Pre-Workout is For You?
Last week, we were excited to introduce readers to the onslaught of new supplements coming in early 2023 from Klout, the young brand dubbed our “Brand to Watch for 2023“. We then covered the labels of their new PWR Burn (fat burner), Aminos, and PWR Off (sleep aid) formulas.
Today, we get […]
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