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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)
Chris Bumstead Joins Raw Nutrition Ownership Team, Launches Product Line | #052
On September 13, 2021, Raw Nutrition announced that they added a new partner to their ownership team — the 2019 and 2020 Classic Physique Mr. Olympia himself, Chris Bumstead!
Chris had already been a sponsored athlete on the Revive MD team, and we covered his story (and his love for Revive MD Kidney) in […]
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Season 2 Kickoff – Ben and Mike | PPP #051
Welcome to Season 2 of the PricePlow Podcast!
Mike and Ben get together for a long-overdue podcast to catch up on 2021 and to kick off Season 2 of the PricePlow Podcast! We talk about several topics, including:
The economy
Hiring help at PricePlow
Product Launches of 2021
What’s coming in Q4-2021 and 2022
Immunity, […]
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5% Nutrition’s Liver & Organ Defender Brings ON Cycle Protection!
Fans of Rich Piana know that he was never a fan of the conventional. While most supplement companies are happy to get by marketing workout supplements, Rich and 5% Nutrition innovated in more ways than we can count — and one of them was with all-inclusive health supplements that are all the range over 6 […]
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Mission Critical Meal Replacement Plus: An MRP for Special Operators
Imagine going out into a harsh and stressful environment for three days. What would you bring? What would you leave behind?
This is a constant question for special operators in the military, who customize their rucks and loadouts for each mission. Part of their decision-making process is how much food and water to bring, as […]
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Merica Labz Patriot’s Whey is Back for Another Inclusion Revolution
The revolutionary protein is back, and it’s better than ever!
If your protein powder has had inclusions inside recently — you know… huge chunks of cereal and goodness that adds extra flavor and crunch to the powder — then you have these innovators to thank. And after some re-tooling and a full restoration, […]
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Arms Race Nutrition Elevation: Whey Protein Isolate with Mind-Blowing Chocolate and Vanilla Flavors
This year, we’ve been catching up with Arms Race Nutrition, the brand co-founded by Doug Miller (of CORE Nutritionals, Merica Labz, and Merica Energy) and natural bodybuilding phenom Julian Smith. The brand has some of the most underrated formulas, which include hormone-optimizing Stabilize and brain-optimizing Clarity.
They already have Arms Race Foundation, […]
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Revive MD LIVER: Elite Liver Health Supplement
If you haven’t heard about Revive MD yet, then it’s time to catch you up to speed. Founded by bodybuilding coach extraordinaire Matt Jansen and Dr. Domenic Iacovone, the brand has been the envy of the entire supplement industry. Formulating an onslaught of health based supplements targeted for serious sports athletes, the team has […]
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PEScience Select Protein PUMPKIN PIE Comes for 2021!
For years, we’ve been covering PEScience Select Protein, reviewing flavor after flavor. And for years, we’ve been telling them that they need to do a seasonal fall flavor to front-run their usual Peppermint Bark winter release.
Just months after they returned Cookies ‘n Cream Select Protein, PEScience has finally listened — Pumpkin […]
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DVST8 GLOBAL: A Premium 3D PUMP Pre Workout Worldwide
Since 2014, Inspired Nutraceuticals has been formulating some of the most innovative products on the market. They’ve gained fans from all around the world, but quickly learned that some countries had strict ingredient regulations. As a response, they launched DVST Worldwidewide in late 2019, with massive fanfare. But knowing Chris Waldrum and his team, that […]
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NutraBio Plant Protein Now in Vanilla Wafer and Chocolate Drizzle
In February of 2021, NutraBio re-branded and re-launched NutraBio Plant Protein, which came with new flavors and updated Natural Series labeling. Of those flavors, the German Chocolate Cake flavor simply blew us away — provided that you love coconut bits in your chocolate protein!
The other two flavors were Mochaccino Mousse Cake and Snickerdoodle […]
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