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Alrighty, good morning. Just woke up, so still waking up, but I am going to get some breakfast, get myself together, get ready for the meetup. That sleep I just had was life-changing. I really needed it, like, after all the traveling, the time zone changes and everything. So, oh, I can't wait to kill it today. Someone has already made some pancakes. I'm probably gonna do the same, have some Kodiak cakes. And then we get the ball rolling. We are meant to be at the athlete HQ at 10:30, so— Oh yes please! Oh, cold! All right, meet up time. Let's go.

What's going on, guys? I'm gonna thank you all for coming out today. I'm very excited because this is the first time ever we're seeing all the rappers here in one place. We have Emily, Nick Travis, Igor, Rob, Ashton, Nadi Pasana, and our local athlete Russell. And, uh, we're just really happy to have you guys here. We're gonna have a really good experience today, a much more—

a much tighter-knit group.

We have a lot of time to spend with you guys today, and I think it's gonna be a much better experience. We learned a lot through our last meetup. I think this is gonna be a much more personal, one-on-one type of environment we're just looking for. So we're just really glad to have you guys here. We're just gonna sort of introduce all the athletes one by one, and we'll start with Russ over there. So my name is Rob Lipsett.

I'm a Hi guys, it's Rob Lipsett, YouTuber, online coach, business owner, and nomad from Dublin, Ireland. And basically I started my YouTube channel I think about a year and a half ago, and kind of like everyone, you know, you just kind of start and, you know, you make the odd video here and there, and then it kind of picks up momentum and gets more serious. I went to college and studied business, and, you know, I didn't really learn that much. I just sat in a classroom all day, and then, you know, I was working in an office, and I thought, you know, YouTube is just kind of a side thing, and I just realized, you know, this isn't where my passion is, this isn't, you know, what I'm into. To do, and YouTube and fitness was my real passion. So I said, you know, I quit my job and I said it's time to go full on with this, you know, no going back. It was a risk, it was one of the scariest moments of my life going into my boss's office and saying I quit. It took me about 2 weeks to build up the courage. So he was like, Rob's acting really weird these last 2 weeks. But yeah, I did it and now like I'm on this crazy YouTube adventure that has literally brought me halfway across the world and like I get to meet so many cool people like meet you guys doing something I love, which is fitness, weights, videography, everything. It's just amazing. And so today, yeah, we'll be doing like some Q&As, everything. It's gonna be such a laugh, and I cannot wait for it.

So I was doing— I was just at the park with my friend, honestly. We were just bored because we just sit at the park. We sit at the park, we're like, uh, because my mom just bought me a a flip camera, like one of those— if you know what a flip camera is, it's like a little brick, which by the way, you guys love bricks out here in Texas. Like, I see bricks everywhere, but it's okay. Um, and it's super cold out here, but so she bought us that. We were like, okay, so you want to like make videos or something? He was like, yeah, I heard like you can turn this into a job that like turns into opportunities and blah blah blah.

Like, sure.

And then we did one video and it took me like, I want to say like 6 hours to edit it. It's like a 40-second video.

I guess, for my story, but, uh, I don't know, I was in school and then, uh, I was doing YouTube part-time and it got to a point where I realized I, I was making an income on YouTube, uh, you know, offering services, and I was selling some t-shirts and still in school and balancing everything, and it got to a point where I knew for a fact that I could give it full-time effort. And Rob is just an overall good-looking dude, good physique, very knowledgeable, knows what he's talking about, and that's what I like. There's bloggers, also Rob Lipsett, you know, I'll get on the ego, but there's information that's out there that you don't only entertain, but you inform, which I think is very, very important. And of course, a lot of us who are online coaching, we offer services, things like that, but to still give out information for free and, you know, take the time to learn it and share it and want the best for other people shows a lot. And I'm just very glad I brought him on board.

It's actually funny, like, how I— it all started with Christian Nofleek. I literally sent him a Snapchat off my channel. I sent a few nudes though. I sent him a Snapchat off my homepage on my channel, and I just go like, "Oh, we're getting there," or something. Like, I was like, 5K subs, and like, I didn't expect anything back. Like, I was messing around on Snapchat, and then he sends me like a video of him driving in his car, and he says, email me your channel. And I was like, what?

I was like, what's happening?

So then like, you know, I emailed him. I was like, oh man, thanks for replying to my Snapchat. I love your videos, that's really cool. And so I linked to my channel, and then like, I see Christian Gosman subscribed to you. I had a bit of a fangirl moment, you know. And then we met at Body Power 2017. 2015, not the recent, the year before last. And I went up to Christian and I was like, oh, hey man, what's up? And he just kind of looks at me for a while and he's like, oh, Rob! And I was like, whoa, you know, you actually like remembered who I am and everything. Like, so just go to the show, they kind of like wouldn't give to his subscribers. And then we met again at the LA Vid Expo recently and we just started having a chat and catching up and like started to meet properly. And then about 2 Weeks later, me and my girlfriend Sarah, we were just sitting having breakfast or something, and then I just see on my phone, Christian Guzman is calling you. And I was just like, I nearly frisbee'd my phone at the end, you know. And then it literally went from there, like, and it's just crazy how like it all started with a Snapchat.

Alright, so the meetup is going so well. Like, it's kind of like an expo, but it's just so much more one-on-one. Like, you actually get to spend time with that person. And I'm not even just saying this, like, I love meeting new people. I genuinely do. And hearing their story, like, what they do. Like, you know, if I wasn't in fitness, I'd love to work in like public relations or something like that. Today is a seriously awesome day for me. I'm not even just saying that. And now it is lunchtime, so check it out, we got Papa Guzman on the decks.

Oh my God, this is gonna be good.

Oh my gosh, Christian's mom! Oh, there we go, we got Mama Guzman!

Hello!

Wow, this looks amazing. Yeah, yeah, carb heaven!

Tomatoes.

Bro, this is— this guy, this post-com— me and Rob. Yeah, we're bonding over food. Like, we literally are. You guys don't know, but we have a strong connection. Yeah. All right, so the update is We are about to just have a big group workout now, and I needed this. Like, you know, yesterday I was obviously jet lagged and everything, but now I'm feeling good. No excuses. I need to like just get a pump, just, ah, just train hard, train properly.

Let's go do this.

I'm also wearing an OG tank.

Let's go, Rob! Let's go!

Alright, so workout done, and now we're gonna get Christian really psyched up to do this motivational speech, and mid-speech, we're gonna dump a bucket of icy cold water on his head. Heck yeah!

Help me!

Your phone, is it in your pocket?

Is your phone?

All right, back from the meetup. We're gonna chill. I am going to do the fastest editing of my life. But look what we picked up in the food mart— no sugar added ice cream. That was like unheard of in Ireland, so I can't wait to dig into this. And then I'm gonna do like clients, emails, edit, and then we're going bowling tonight apparently. So never, never a dull moment. Like, go, go, go! Mmm. And in the whole tub, it's 360 calories for the whole tub. And like, Ireland needs to get on this grocery game.

Like, that's perfect.

That's like normal ice cream. No, stop. Yeah, I know, it's crazy.

I know.

All right, so this is absolutely amazing. This is why I love Airbnb, is so the place we're in, it has like a little office So I am literally gonna stay here, zone out, edit up a video. And we were gonna all go like bowling, we're all gonna go out, but after the meetup everyone is literally dead. We like sent into WhatsApp group, it's like, who's up for bowling, who wants to stay in? Everyone's kind of like, let's have a pajama party. So I'm gonna end this vlog here. Thank you so much for watching. More uploads coming soon. Be sure to subscribe if you haven't already. Keep it real, I'm out here.