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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:

MuscleTech Burn iQ Thermo Powder: The Smarter Way to Burn Fat

MuscleTech Burn iQ at the Vitamin Shoppe

In August of 2022, MuscleTech announced their iQ Series, a new lineup of smart supplements formulated with enfinity paraxanthine instead of caffeine. The brand is one of our favorite companies to write about because they’ve led the way with some awesome innovative ingredients throughout their history.

We recently covered paraxanthine in our last article […]
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Alpha Prime Supps Greens & Fruits + Immune: Prepare the Body

AP Supps Greens Fruits Immune

Nearly everyone knows about the glorious AP Prime Bites Protein Brownies, but with winter coming, we’re going to need to do more than just microwave our favorite high-protein snack. It’s time to buckle down and get our immune systems ready.

One of the main ways to do that is with a solid greens powder, […]
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AstroFlav MetaBurn PM: Boost Fat Loss While You Sleep Soundly

AstroFlav MetaBurn PM

Since hitting the supplement scene in 2019, AstroFlav has established a reputation for being one of the most consumer-oriented brands around. They’re great at getting customer feedback and running with it.

This year, we’re finding that nobody in the industry does more than AstroFlav when it comes to continually refining and tinkering with their products. […]
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nooLVL: A Next-Generation Nootropic Focus Ingredient

Nutrition21 NooLVL

nooLVL is a dietary supplement ingredient from Nutrition21 that has a clinical study supporting its use on gamers — who were playing modern games in the research trial!

Our world is one with an ever-shifting limelight – various things come and go, each capturing facets of attention for small periods of time.

We’ve seen a […]
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Patrick Mabe: Crushin’ it at The Tactical Games with Core and Merica Energy | Episode #073

Patrick Mabe on The PricePlow Podcast

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Patrick Mabe (@mr.patrick.mabe) of Core Nutritionals, Merica Labz, and Merica Energy joins the PricePlow Podcast to discuss his competition in the Tactical Games, fatherhood, and living the Crush It Lifestyle at Core Nutritionals in North Carolina!

This was a great follow-up to The Boss Status Episode 8, where Patrick and Doug Miller interviewed […]
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Cellucor C4 Ultimate Shred Upgraded with CaloriBurn GP for Extra Shred

Cellucor C4 Ultimate Shred

If you’ve been on the road at all in the last couple of years, you’ve probably seen Cellucor C4 Energy Drink in every gas station on the interstate. Over the past four years, the C4 cans became a fast as a competitor in the performance-boosting segment of the supplement market, and their product designs are […]
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Anabolic Warfare Project Growth: An Updated Look at Epicatechin

Anabolic Warfare Project Growth

By now, most of us have heard from numerous health authorities that green tea and dark chocolate have many healthy properties. These two “superfoods” are packed with anti-inflammatory antioxidants that can improve metabolic health, prevent weight gain, and even protect the cardiovascular system from injury.

The reason we’re bringing these two up together is they […]
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The Animal Double Stack: Primal Pre-Workout and Animal Pak Stacked to Save

Animal Double Stack

It’s been a great year for the legendary Animal team at Universal Nutrition. Not just home to one of the best (if not the best) branding campaigns in the sports supplement industry, the team has put out some incredible products led by the Animal Primal pre-workout and a duo of innovative creatine supplements in Animal […]
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Revive MD Vitamin K2: Why Split from Vitamin D3?

Revive MD Vitamin D3 & K2

Revive MD is one of our go-to brands for health and wellness. They have quite a comprehensive product catalog: For any given health concern, they often don’t just have one product, but a whole line of them.

Revive MD has sold a vitamin D3 and vitamin K2 combination supplement for a while now, but have […]
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Primeval Labs Creatine Now in Convenient Stick Packs

Primeval Labs Creatine Stick Packs

When it comes to “go-to” supplements that are foundational to health, wellness, and athleticism, there’s nothing more tried-and-true than creatine, specifically creatine monohydrate.

Mountains of research have shown that creatine is safe and effective for a massive number of benefits, ranging from muscular power and lean mass gains to cellular energy and better […]
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