Rob Lipsett documents a day in New York City during the YouTubers Retreat. The vlog opens with a morning check‑in, a gym session where Rob squats barefoot and discusses autoregulation, followed by a high‑protein breakfast he prepares for the crew. The group moves from one Airbnb to another in Manhattan, showcasing the apartment’s layout, rooftop views, and iconic NYC stairs, while Rob captures footage with a DJI Phantom 4 drone. The vlog then shifts to Halloween preparations: Rob and his friends dress up as Clark Kent, Catwoman, Terminator, a peacock, pirates, and other characters, showing makeup and costume details. The episode culminates with the group heading out to a Halloween night‑out on Fifth Avenue, highlighting the festive atmosphere, pre‑drinks, and the excitement of the retreat’s first evening. Throughout, the tone remains informal, enthusiastic, and humor‑filled, with frequent banter among the creators.
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How we all doing this morning? So it looks like a much nicer day than yesterday, thank God, because today is the first day of Javon's event, the YouTubers Retreat. I'm so excited, I don't know what to expect this time, but we got like a full day to ourselves and then the event starts at 9 PM. So we're all just kind of like waking up now, I think we're gonna get some breakfast, hit a workout in, and see what happens. Monster for breakfast, don't mind if I do. Alrighty, so we're just off to the gym now, and you know what, I'm pumped to make this vlog a kick-ass vlog. So drop a like and let's get excited. Hopping in this Suburban now. Uber everywhere. Hello, sir. Good. How we all doing? Again, I'm still just like hanging out with the girls, but yeah, I can't complain. I'm a lucky guy. Okay, so we're back in Richie's gym. I've got squats on the menu today. I'm not gonna lie and try and sound cool, really not in the mood to do them, but I'm gonna do my best, get them done, maybe lower the intensity a little bit, you know, look into autoregulation. It's something that I often do, especially when traveling, and you know, maybe I'll lighten the weight, increase the reps, increase the sets, the volume. So see what we can get done here.
What was up?
Today I'm squatting barefoot. Actually feels pretty good. Who needs Adidas? Okay, so that squat session was surprisingly good. The weight seemed to be going up easy, probably due to the amount of goddamn pizza and cookies I'm eating. I'm not complaining, turbo bulk life. Now we're getting kicked out of our Airbnb and me and Sarah are moving in with the Alpha League crew somewhere in Manhattan close to the event where YouTubers Retreat is on. So like, I love moving around. I like— I just love going into an Airbnb. You don't know what to expect. You're like, what's this place gonna be like? So yeah, I'm really excited to see the place in Manhattan. So we're gonna pack up and of course show you guys when we get there. All right, how did the workouts go?
Randy and I trained back and shoulders. It was quick but it was good. Yeah, since we only had a little bit of time, we made sure to superset and triset everything to keep our heart rate up and just get a really good session in in a short amount of time. It's hard to sweat in there since It's so cold, but I actually did break a sweat today. I did break a sweat. Good job, team! Did some cardio.
Go team!
We did cardio.
Yep. Yeah, we've been like working out first thing every morning and like it really sets you up nicely for the day. Mm-hmm.
Your mindset especially, because you just feel good and you're like, yes, I'm so accomplished and I just started my day.
Time to take on New York. So I'm being Chef Lip right now. I got turkey bacon, egg whites for me and Karen, and we've got so much food, so I think I'm just gonna throw in some like ground beef. Everything, maybe a few tomatoes, just make breakfast for everyone because I'm just an awesome guy.
Great roommate, Rob.
Yeah, roommate of the year. Breakfast is going to consist of some turkey bacon, egg whites with this seasoning on it. I've been told that is epic seasoning. And then some Icon Meals grilled chicken breast. This is just like a pound of chicken breast, pretty cool. So that's going to set me up nicely for today and give me a really good hit of protein. Oh yes, please.
Rice cake with—
So romantic.
Feeding you. Oh my God, I'm having that now.
Look at that, Dalia, will you marry me? What a gangster way to propose. Probably walked his girlfriend up that street and was just like, yo baby girl, take a look at that building. So check out this New York traffic, okay? 0.5 miles gonna take half an hour. We would walk it, but we've got so much luggage. We're not lazy, we are, we are fitness people, but seriously, the traffic is one thing, is one reason why I would never move to New York. Nope, take this. No. Do not like it. America, the fancy Starbucks. You got me, Sarah, Emily, and we are next door in Dunkin' Donuts because our Airbnb is getting like ready, so we're gonna be able to check in in like an hour. But these little like— oh my God, they're like— what are they? Donut pastry balls? Munchkins. And they're like, they're like pumpkin flavor. So I just feel so autumn right now, or as you guys say, so fall. We're so fall right now. I'm such a basic, basic bitch with my pumpkin latte. Baked goods though. I already know I'm gonna have to do a mini cut when I get back, but It's all good, self-love and all that. We got into our new Airbnb and I— oh, I love it. Okay, so you come out of this lift here and then you're right into the actual building. Yeah, okay, elevator, whatever. Fridge, how's the flat? Living area. This guy, he comes with the Airbnb, he's, he's just like built into the walls. Uh, so that is my bedroom back there, but, but the main The main thing, okay? Yeah, you know, your usual dining room, bathroom. But okay, you come out here, okay? How, how New York, how New York is this? Okay, so you have all this and then you come up this epic stairs that looks like something out of Friends. So it's actually a good call, it does look like something out of Friends. You run up Running up. Got Maddie here as well. Look at this crazy roof. More, more cool New York stairs. But then we got this. Look at this view. It looks like— oh my God, I'm, I'm pretty much Casey Neistat now. No, but seriously, look. Let's hope I do not drop my camera. Wow, love it. So we're gonna unpack, chill for a while. I want to get some cool photos up here for the gram. Then I guess we're gonna start pre-drinking, or pre-gaming as they call it here. It's so funny, like, the language barrier and the different terms we use. And then we're going to the first night of the YouTubers Retreat. We're gonna go on a night out. So today is the day I'm most excited for. So, so glad I can bring you guys along with me. So cool. I see the view from our bedroom. I actually haven't looked at it yet. Oh, savage. Tell— I like it. Hey, I'm walking here. I was, I was one of I'd say that. Look what we got here. We've got a DJI Phantom 4. Drones interest me immensely. So that cool rooftop garden I showed you earlier on, we're gonna try to give it a lash. By the way, this is Ashley's boyfriend Alex. Say hello to the channel. We've met before, we're old pals. We're back. Perfect. Look, it's gone by itself, man. For some reason it said like, airport warning, drone may not go higher. I don't know how Casey Neistat does it. So we're gonna try like figure it out, get this drone working, play around with the settings. Oh my god, I love drones. I may or I may not have a pre-ordered Mavic Pro waiting for me when I get back to Ireland.
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm coming.
Sarah's a cat. Halloween time, outfit time. I am Clark Kent, Clark Sick Kent, and Sarah is my beautiful Catwoman. Wow, let's just say we got Emily is Terminator, Marie is a peacock. Very creative. Get a close-up on the makeup. Wow, that is serious. So good. Two pirates over here. That is Seriously, I think you guys like actually win award for best couple. Oh my God. And then we got Dick Piano. Yeah, no, he has to win like the best. If he doesn't, I'm going home. It's raged. I'm walking down New York City, it's like 9 o'clock, just about to go up to the party with the crew, and I'm just like hyped. What a good place to be for Halloween. New York City, Fifth Avenue. Unbelievable. I mean, come on, look at that.
It should be on the right out here.
So excited.
Very. I can't wait to see everyone dressed up.
I bet you're most excited for the takeaway at the end of the night, though. Let's just be completely honest. Why you gotta be so cool though?
Well done, bro.
Does it actually look like I'm about to pull? Appreciate those views. Wow, please do not drop my camera. Okay, how hard is it to go to the bathroom in this? Well, I mean, you have a big old booty like me. I think I can just— I don't want to rip it, man. I'll see you in half an hour, okay? Yeah, dude, I'll see you out there, bro. Guys, keep it real. I made it here. Peace. Best finisher ever.
