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)
The Smüthe Company: Boost Your Protein Shakes, Smoothies, and Food!
Protein shakes have long been due for a shake-up. Over the decade-plus we’ve spent covering protein powders on PricePlow, the majority of changes and innovations have come in terms of sourcing and bioavailability improvements. We’ve seen an increase in plant-based proteins, we’ve seen better third-party testing, and we’ve seen numerous technologies to improve […]
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Anabolic Warfare Project Muscle Kicks Off with HULKing Success
Here’s how you know you’ve got a hit on your hands: Anabolic Warfare’s Project Muscle has arrived, bujt before we could even cover its first supplement release… it sold out!
The monstrous set of aggressive muscle-building supplements from the Austin, TX-based brand first started hitting the shelves in late January 2022, but were bought up […]
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Morphogen Nutrition Rebrands! Ben Hartman #2 | Episode #063
https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/ben-hartman-2-morphogen-nutrition-063
Nearly two years after his introductory podcast in Episode #033 titled The Rise of Morphogen Nutrition, Ben Hartman re-joins the PricePlow Podcast to talk about his major re-launch and re-brand!
We talk about the major changes since the last episode, dig further into the history of the brand, and show some of these […]
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Ghost Multi is Back! Level Up Your Micronutrient Intake
At the beginning of 2020, Ghost launched Ghost Greens, their first supplement developed for health and wellness, combining a total of 19 greens and reds with clinically-studied prebiotics, probiotics, and digestive enzymes.
A few months after the successful Greens launch, Ghost released Ghost Glow, an incredible anti-aging skin supplement. Shortly after, they again […]
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Alpha Prime Supps LEGACY Series Pre-Workout and Pump
This is how a legacy begins.
Alpha Prime Supps may be a relatively new supplement brand, but they’re a serious one. Their energy and drive was put on display earlier in February of 2021, when Ben Kane of PricePlow flew down to Florida to see the promising young team in search of a new frontier […]
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Rich Piana’s BIGGER BY THE DAY Becomes a Muscle Builder
Legendary Rich Piana knew at least one thing for sure: only 5% of the people on this planet have the drive and passion to truly pursue and accomplish their dreams. He founded his supplement company, 5% Nutrition, with the aim of supporting those exceptional people’s attempts to achieve whatever they set out to do in […]
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3 PEAT! CBUM’s Bold New Thavage Pre Workout Flavor at Raw Nutrition
You could say that things have been looking up for Chris Bumstead. The three-time Classic Physique Mr. Olympia not only became a Raw Nutrition equity partner alongside […]
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Study: Improved Working Memory from Nitrosigine in Healthy Young Adults
Nitrosigine is a patented ingredient from Nutrition21 which has become an incredibly popular nitric oxide boosting dietary supplement ingredient in the sports nutrition market. It’s an inositol stabilized form of arginine silicate – sometimes referred to by the acronym ASI – that was formulated to improve the bioavailability of orally-administered arginine silicate.[1] The inositol and […]
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Ghost Energy Swedish Fish: A Mic-Drop Moment Years in the Making
We’re barely into 2022 and the squad over at Ghost Lifestyle is coming in hot with a “mic drop” moment for the brand. Ghost Energy, one of their flagship energy drink products, has just released a new flavor: SWEDISH FISH!
This is a journey that started back in 2016. Dan, Ryan, and the rest […]
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Animal Cuts Powder Wins Awards, Adds Strawberry Watermelon Flavor
When you’ve got a good one, you just know it. When Universal Nutrition, the company behind Animal Pak, launched Animal Cuts Powder, we knew they had a good one. It had so many ingredients we like to get in on a daily basis that we began using it as a “daily driver” in […]
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