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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:

NNB Nutrition FlowTech: Non-Clumping Ingredient Technology

NNB Nutrition FlowTech

HydroPrime and GeniusPure were just the start – NNB Nutrition now has an entire series of ingredients named FlowTech™ that maintain stability with significantly less clumping over time. This includes citrulline, beta-alanine, L-carnitine, and more.

If you’ve been around supplements for a while, you no doubt know about glycerol, an osmolyte that improves athletic […]
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C4 2024 Pre-Workouts Unveiled by Nutrabolt! The 5th Generation is Here

C4 2024

The long-awaited day is upon us: On February 18, 2024, Nutrabolt has announced the next generation of C4 pre-workout supplements, unveiling seven formulas specifically targeting weightlifters, athletes, and exercise enthusiasts from around the world.

For well over a decade, Nutrabolt has been the tip of the spear for the sports and active nutrition landscape […]
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Why is Yuth Spermidine in Inspired Nutraceuticals Endless Hydration RTD?

Inspired Nutraceuticals Endless Hydration RTD: Why Spermidine

Inspired Nutraceuticals has been busy. One of the reasons they were named a brand to watch in 2024 in PricePlow’s 2023 Supplement Industry Awards was due to their launch of Endless, which took the name from an older intra-workout supplement they had launched in 2017, completely remaking it into a novel electrolyte hydration […]
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Michael Alfaro: The Master of Functional Foods at Master Foods Lab | Episode #125

Michael Alfaro: Master Foods Lab - PricePlow Podcast Episode #125

In Episode #125 of the PricePlow Podcast, Ben and Mike welcome Michael Alfaro, the founder and CEO of Master Foods Lab, a specialty contract manufacturer in the supplement industry that focuses on functional foods and high-protein snacks.

The focus of the podcast is on functional foods, specifically baked goods, which we delve […]
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NPA Announces 2024 Fly-In Day to Washington DC: May 22, 2024

NPA Washington DC Fly-In Day 2024

The Natural Products Association (NPA) has announced the 2024 D.C. Fly-In Day for Wednesday, May 22, 2024.

This is an annual gathering where the NPA schedules meetings on Capitol Hill for industry representatives to meet with members of Congress and other policymakers. In these meetings, our industry’s advocates can explain how public policy decisions […]
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Amino Acids Made in the USA: Kyowa Quality’s Citrulline, Glutamine, and Arginine

Kyowa Quality Amino Acids Made in the USA

Amino acids have become ubiquitous in the supplement industry. As the constituents of proteins, amino acids are critical for optimal functioning.

Amino Acid Supplements: From EAAs to BCAAs and Back Again

The trend in the sports and active nutrition part of the supplement industry began with early research on essential amino acids in 1999,[1,2] then […]
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A Prescription Pre-Workout?! The Maximus Blood Flow Protocol by Dr. Cameron Sepah | Episode #124

Dr. Cameron Sepah: The Maximus Blood Flow Protocol on PricePlow Podcast Episode #124

After a 50+ episode hiatus, Maximus founder and CEO Dr. Cameron Sepah is back on the PricePlow Podcast for the first of two new episodes to give us the update on what’s going on in the pharmaceutical world of performance enhancement.

For Episode #124, we talk about the Maximus Blood Flow Protocol, which is […]
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Arla Foods Ingredients Clear Proteins: When to Use the Different Powders

Arla Foods Ingredients Clear Proteins

For as long as any of us can remember, the phrase protein powder has conjured up memories of some very specific tastes and textures. Traditional whey powders – which have dominated the supplement protein market for decades now – have a chalky, milky mouthfeel.

Because of this, the range of possible flavors for protein powders […]
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Raza Bashir & Shawn Wells #2: Dileucine in MuscleTech Peptide 185 | Episode #123

MuscleTech Peptide 185: Dileucine with Raza Bashir and Shawn Wells

For Episode #123, PricePlow welcomes guests Raza Bashir of MuscleTech and Shawn Wells of NNB Nutrition and Ingenious Ingredients back on to the PricePlow Podcast to discuss MuscleTech’s new muscle-building supplement, Peptide 185 (pronounced “Peptide One-Eight-Five”), which is made from a new leucine dipeptide (dileucine).

Understanding the Dileucine in MuscleTech Peptide 185[…]
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Chris Bumstead’s CBUM Thavage Pre-Workout: A Pre Fit For Thavages

Raw Nutrition CBUM Thavage Pre Workout V2

In Episode #052 of the PricePlow Podcast, we interviewed the leadership team at Raw Nutrition, which includes Matt Jansen, Dr. Domenic Iacovone, and their newest partner, Chris Bumstead. They detailed how Classic Physique Mr. Olympia was joining the team, and discussed the CBUM product line launch, which is starting with two products […]
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