Living The DUBAI Lifestyle

Yo, what's going on everyone? Welcome to the Dubai vlog. Now I know this week is going to be all over the place. I'm going over, I have so many meetings, friends, old friends, new friends to meet. I've got an expo to go to, I'm going to be speaking at the expo. I have my own booth there, which is just absolutely insane to me that on this worldwide adventure that we've gone, this is our second international Ellipse of Fitness booth at an expo. Blows my mind. We'll get into that later in the video. There's a lot of travel, there's a lot of events, so I know it's gonna be all over the place. So please just bear with me and kind of enjoy the raw— enjoy the kind of raw feels to this vlog. Yeah, it's gonna be a fun week. Hair is not cooperating. Anyways, before we get started, you may have seen me wearing this little thing on my social media in the last couple of weeks. It is the new fitness and activity tracker from Xiaomi. I think I'm pronouncing that right. It's like ex-yo-mee, ex-yo-mee, but I'm pretty sure it's pronounced Zomi. Anyways, they got in touch, they said, do you want to work together? Do you want to make a video? So I said, hell yes. You know, I often post about other fitness trackers, you know, activity trackers, made full videos on that. So I love reviewing them. So I said, you know, this is something that would suit my channel really well. So some details about the watch: it has got 20 days battery life. 20 days, that is a lot of days. It's got an OLED screen that syncs your phone so you can see calls, messages, notifications, all that jazz. It is water resistant up to 50 meters. Now there's not a hope that I'll even get anywhere near 50 meters deep when I'm going for a swim, but it's just nice to know that it can go 50 meters. Seriously, it's very impressive. Another aspect of the watch that I really like, it's got intelligent sleep monitoring. Now I am not the best sleeper and I really have to take a lot of precautions or put a lot of effort into getting a good night's sleep, to be honest. So sleep is so important if you're looking to build muscle, lose fat, lower stress, and be more productive in your everyday life. So I really like that feature on it. The watch also does have a stopwatch and alarm. So another tip that I have is a lot of people set an alarm for the morning when they wake up. For getting better sleep, something that's changed the game for me is setting an alarm at night telling yourself to go to bed. I'm starting a new series in the new year where I'm going to be covering so many different topics. So expect a full video on sleep coming soon. Another huge benefit of fitness trackers or activity trackers is They track your activity. So a huge component when it comes to losing fat is NEAT, which is non-exercise activated thermogenesis. So this is all the calories and energy that you expend that isn't from formal exercise, like going for a run or going to the gym and lifting weights. And now why this is so good for losing fat, and it can really be make or break for a lot of people, is because it's kind of like effortless calorie burn. It doesn't take a toll on your recovery, it doesn't stress you out, you don't even have to take time out of your day. So it's just things like, for example, taking the stairs instead of lift, and maybe you know, just moving up, standing up when you're on an office break, going to get a drink of water, just anything that burns calories that isn't exercise. So this will also track your steps and it can also give you reminders of when you need to get up and go for a walk or, you know, what's your step count for the day. And I often aim for about 10,000 to 12,000 steps myself that day. A lot of phones do track your steps, but it's very easy to forget about it. So this is a great reminder to have on your wrist. Oftentimes, seeing as I work at a desk, I work from home, I'll easily forget how many steps I'm on during that day and it'll become nighttime Come time for bed and I'll be like, "I've walked about 1,000 steps today." I've literally walked to the shop to get Oreos. I went on an Oreo walk. That Oreo walk probably cost me more calories than if I just sat at my desk. So activity trackers are a great way to keep you more accountable and give you a reminder to move more. So, you know, your body stays functioning how it should be because if you're just sedentary, you're going to run into a host of health problems and we don't want that. So on top of that, it does also have a really sleek design. I think it genuinely looks cool. A lot of other fitness trackers can be really blocky. I don't like the look of them, and I actually wouldn't wear them if I was out and about. So I know the functionality is the most important part, but I do think the design is important as well. And it is in and around $30, so you can't argue with that. So again, thank you so much to Xiaomi for sponsoring this video. Again, I love when things are natural and organic and I can work with companies that really fit into the channel. Now, with that said, let's get this Dubai vlog started. Quick one is they also gave me an extra watch, so stay tuned to my Instagram @roblipsett. I'm going to give one away. All right, let's go.

Yo, what's up people? Welcome to today's vlog. I'm just about to go to sleep on this Emirates flight.

It's so good, right?

I got the whole row to myself, so it's pretty much first class.

You got these nice little lights up here, and my flight is just around 7.5 to 8 hours long, so So I'm going to go to sleep now.

I'm going to wake up in Dubai. I'll start the vlog then. Peace. 8 hours later.

Hello mate, that was my impression of you and probably terrible Scottish accent. I just landed, getting my baggage reclaimed now. Give us a buzz when you land, what time you land at, and we'll go meet you somewhere. Excited to see it, like, you know, I came in and just, I saw the skyscrapers and everything and I'm pumped. If you think I can't get any more obnoxious, I've got my initials on my suitcase. What a wanker. So me and a friend that lives in Dubai for most of the year, Dubai Naibitha, he's actually been on the channel before. In that— it was like that 9.6 million Ibiza villa tour. He was the one showing us around, so I'm gonna meet him right now, and then we're gonna kind of plan out the day, plan out the week. He's also helping organize the fitness expo that I've got a booth at this weekend. So let's go meet Jamie. Every single time I've gone to Dubai, I have stopped and gotten coffee in La Casa. So I got myself skinny iced cappuccino because it's warm here, and then I got Jamie a cafe latte. So he should be here soon. All right, so met up with the Scotsman. Who has been on the channel before. So I love on this channel, it's like the Chronicles of Rob Lipsett, and there's characters that come in and out of my life. It's fantastic. It's like a TV series. Netflix better get on it soon. I can't check into my hotel, staying in Media One, by the way. I can't check into my hotel for a while, so we're gonna go to Jamie's office, just freshen up a little bit, and then, you know, plan out our day. So see you in a bit. First thing you notice when you get to Dubai is the cars. Look at these two Batmobiles. Rocket. Sick. A little gem. Look. Oh, cute. What's this about? Advent calendar and tomato soup? It's a strange combo. It's obviously a weird private joke that I'm not gonna put on the internet. Check this view. Whoa, give us a look. Boom, baby! The shirt, the This is like a scene out of Grand Theft Auto. All right, people, just checked into Media One Hotel, and you know how we do it on this channel. We do a room tour straight away whenever we check in anywhere, right? And lovely big spot on my chin. That is my new best friend right there. Whenever I travel, actually, my skin always gets kind of bad on long-haul flights, but it's fine. We'll exfoliate in the sea and it'll sort itself out. Anyways, room tour. So walk in, we have a mirror. We have an amazing Alphalete bag that is linked in the description box. Okay, white, very cool. Got the bathroom in here, so nice big mirror. Do not know what this does, but I feel it— I feel it does something. Nice shower here, really nice, kind of airy, clean, white, spacious. Coffee, flat-screen TV, office space where I think— I think the plan for today is I'm going to go to the gym, which I'll bring you down, I'll show you what like apparently they just told me it got redone, so let's see. Hotel gyms are never the best, but I'm, I'm staying hopeful. And then nice big clean white bed too, and a bit of, bit of art and decor here. And then let's check the view. Oh shit, we have an outdoor rooftop gym across the road! What building is that? Right, I'm gonna try get there at some stage. That looks like some good plate-loaded equipment. Anyhow, the name of the hotel is Media One Hotel. They did me an amazing deal, so I'm gonna link them in the description box as well. So thank you so much to them, and this going to be my home for the next week. So yeah, let's have some Dubai adventures. So now, so yeah, like I was saying, I'm going to unpack for a little bit, set up an office space right there, and then we're going to go hit the gym and then the beach. And that's going to be a great first day in Dubai, right? So this is the gym, absolutely bang on for a hotel gym. Look at that, cables, we got dumbbells. What dumbbells go up to? 20, not bad. Got this little hidden Yoga mat section here. All right, cable row matrix, good equipment. Definitely be able to get a workout in here, and that is exactly what I'm gonna do. Gonna do a little bit upper body, upper body session. Then I'm gonna make a few phone calls, meet up with a few people I know, and we'll see what Dubai has to offer. Let's do it. All right, people, so seeing as this vlog is going to be my full week in Dubai and I train pretty much every day, especially like when I'm on holidays, I'll always pop down do a quick hotel gym workout. I'm gonna speed up a lot of the footage because I doubt you want to see that many workouts. Either way, training is something I love doing when I'm abroad, so I'm going to leave these clips in. Just do a little voiceover here and there. Peace. Look at what that was just balancing on, right? I was literally balancing it in between these 1.25s. The things I do for you guys is absolutely ridiculous. Like, like the video right now for that. That bravery. So just your typical quick hotel workout. So I'm gonna go back up to the room, uh, get freshened up a little bit, try to look a little bit less ugly, and make a plan for today. Food. I haven't eaten today. Need food. The hunger just hit me.

Oh my God.

Hi people, here is course number 1. So semi-responsible, lots of colors. That's a good rule of thumb if you want to improve the quality of your diet. Eat a varied diet of, you know, different foods and colors, plenty of different nutrients. So we like beef, fish, broccoli, some pasta in there. There's a little mixed leaf salad. So yeah, I'm starving. I'm gonna dig into this now. Probably gonna have about 3 more plates because it's all you can eat. All right, so we nearly forgot to finish today's YouTube video. That would be an absolute sin, okay? So we're gonna finish off with a little bit of a taste test. This is a Japanese margarita, okay? I'm not sure if it fits my macros, but we'll just hope for the best. We're on holidays, okay? So we're in ramen Ramosaki. Exquisite. 10 out of 10. Finnish vlog, boom, so far. Welcome to today's vlog. Last night went to this really good Asian place and then had a couple drinks, went out, but woke up saying I'm feeling all right, okay? And so we got a photo shoot. My mate Jamie, he's partner or one of the owners of a company that I'm gonna help him shoot. I'm on Obviously gonna shoot some Alphalete as well while we're here. Gonna do some Ghost too and gonna get a workout. Like, look at this gym, right? Look at the absolute scenes. That's actually the hotel we're staying at, and then an outdoor gym. It's like Gold's Gym Venice. Like, you just can't beat that. So anyways, welcome, enjoy the video, give it a thumbs up. Let's get into it. Alright, so photoshoot done. We actually worked up quite a sweat. It was like— I always call it the photoshoot workout. It's like when you do stuff that looks good on camera, but you actually have to like hold poses and like do it a couple times to get the shot. So you end up getting a pretty intense workout. But anyway, so me and Jamie, who's on a phone call right now, and we're gonna go get our hair cut and then just have a nice chilled evening. Definitely not going out, definitely not drinking, because we want to be fresh for people tomorrow at the expo. I set myself a goal in 2018 to have my first booth at an international expo, and this is the second one of 2018, first one being BodyPower and now in Dubai. And I'm just like, as I'm walking through this city, like the skyscrapers, the energy here and everything, and I'm about to go meet all the people that watch my videos tomorrow. I'm just like, I'm just very grateful. And I know I go on about being grateful a lot, but I just really am. And sometimes I feel like I can't even put it into words. So that is just my daily piece of gratitude in this video. I'm just in a really good mood and I just want to say a quick thank you. So that's it. There he is, right? So apparently the barber we're going to is quite cool. It's nearby the hotel as well, so give you guys a look at what I get. And Choppers Barbers, if you're watching this, please don't hate me. You either need to open up a Choppers in Dubai or just don't get mad at me. Yeah, that's fine. Yeah, I'm going to get more to this. Um, right, bro, you ready to get fresh? Let's do this. Going to be a new man after this. All right, people, time to finish this vlog. Couldn't be ending the day any better, right? Check this. Oh, oh my God, look at that! We even got the extra avocado on the side. Then we got this movie going on here. I forget what it's called. It seems decent though. I think it's called Accepted. I could be wrong. Anyways, I'm gonna eat this, relax, chill out, and then sleep for as long as possible because we got a big big day tomorrow. It's the first day of the expo, and I'm really excited to see if, you know, many of the LF Army are going to be there, or, you know, what's it going to be like. I've never been to this expo before. I haven't even seen much like YouTube videos about it or anything. Anyways, good night guys. I'll see you tomorrow. Keep it real. I love you. Peace. This is, this is the danger zone. That's what's up. All right, starting off some coffee and some carcinogen additive. And then for breakfast, I ordered pancakes with the eggs Florentine. Probably ordered a little bit too much, but we'll see when it comes. Okay, these are pretty small, responsible servings, so yeah, we're probably gonna have a few courses today. All right, good morning Dubai! Now that I've got about 2 coffees into me, I can properly begin this vlog. So I am going to get a super quick and intense workout in, in that MMA gym that I was in yesterday. TK MMA Fit, I think it's called, but it is one of the best gyms I've been to. And I know I say that a lot, but I just go to some sick gyms. Then we're gonna go back, shower, get changed quickly, but I'm just gonna— I'm just gonna wear something chilled, like probably a t-shirt and shorts to the expo, because it is roasting. And expos are very intense. Last thing you want to do is be like overheating, be sweaty and be uncomfortable. So let's get this session done. Also got that fresh Alpha Elite on deck, straight out of the packaging. What a time to be alive. Link is in the description box. Even though everything is pretty much sold out, they do have some really good bargains that are left, so go check it out. Right, let's lift. One more whisper. All right guys, so today's workout, um, there's a few things that I want to achieve. One is sick pump, so I'd look juicy for the expo. Two, I wanted to get a good tan. And three, I also just want to say that my workouts when I travel, as much as I do love them, I love trying out new gyms, they can often be a little bit sporadic and not following my split to the exact because, you know, with travel days you're gonna miss some certain days and so on so forth. So again, this is actually a really good workout in the sun and it was nice to kind of do just before I hit up the expo. So I hope you guys enjoy, and of course if you're liking the video, leave it a thumbs up up. I'm just gonna chat a little bit about day-to-day body composition after this too. So gym session done, and I'm looking so less lean today, especially after eating that big breakfast. And that's one thing, whether you're bulking or you're cutting, you're gonna have days where you look different. Like, you know, your body weight's gonna fluctuate, your water weight's gonna fluctuate, so don't get too caught up in it and stick to the plan. Some days when you're bulking, you'll wake up looking lean. Some days when you're cutting, you know, you might have something like a high sodium meal or all of a sudden, you know, that spike in sodium make you look flat and watery. Just don't get too caught up on it, and, you know, have a good kind of relationship with your body image, which is easier said than done. You know, it's something that I've struggled with slightly in the past. So quick little rant or talk there. I don't know if that was a rant. I actually hate ranting. When people are like, "I'm on a rant," it's like, you're just complaining about something. So might smash a protein shake now, and then we gotta get to the expo quick. So as you can see, we got Rise and Shine, Energizer, Counter Punch, Bulk Up, Protein Max, Love the names, and they've all actually got the calories and macros on it. So I'm gonna go for the Rise and Shine. Fat 9, carb 18, protein 26. Perfect. Let's give it a taste test. That's bang on, mate. Well done. I know that like I just ate breakfast before this, now I'm having this, but at expos you don't get to eat. Like, you're literally on the go non-stop talking to people. Before you know it, it's 5 o'clock, so I probably won't eat again until dinner time. Time, maybe a protein bar at the expo. We'll see. So I was really impressed with the Dubai Muscle Expo. I met the owner of the show, who's also a great dude. We will be keeping in touch for sure. And not only did they get such big names to the event, but the crowd seemed really enthusiastic and happy to be there. Where sometimes you get expos and people are kind of just going to pass the time, they're not actually that into the fitness scene, but everyone here was just super cool and super chilled. I'd had all the main booths there, some cool demos, and it was just a good vibe in I also met with some old friends that I've collabed with in the past and met some new friends that I'll be working with in the future for sure. Anyways, I'll leave it at that. Here's some clips of the day that I put together. Enjoy the video. Finishing off the day with a nice little sunset workout. Look at these scenes, okay? We got the sunset in here, got the tunes going.

Look at—

are you inventing some exercises, bro?

Skills!

So we're just going to get a quick little pump here, fool around. Look at this lad! Gonna just have a bit of a laugh here, um, lay on the beach for a little bit, then I think we're going for dinner and then out. So what a day. Honestly, it still blows my mind that people from Dubai come up and ask for photos. Like, I'm like, I'm just like, what the hell has happened? Like, what the hell is life? I'm still just like taken back by it all. Like, I feel the same I did when I started my first video. So it's just like, it just blows my mind, and I'm forever grateful. And I'm— I hate saying that because I say it so often, but it's just the truth. So I'm Dance, right?

Enjoy.

Wow, your backflip! Look, with a little bit of help from me with this palm of the bill. He used to be a gymnastics champion. Use all the power, that's what it is. Yeah, come on, he's going to do it. All right, all right, 3, 2, 1. Looking solid. Do it again, do it again. I'll land it this time. Okay, come on. All right, 3, 2, 1. Hey, there he is! Black oversized tee, black jeans, black shoes, uh, cuz we're heading to Ants tonight. And if you are an Ibiza veteran— well, I'm not an Ibiza veteran yet, but if you go to Ibiza, one of the best acts in Ushuaia is Ants. And they're in Dubai for just this weekend, I think, um, in Soho Beach Club. So we gotta hit it up, right? You know I'm a big fan of Ibiza, so we got it, we gotta do it. Um, so going dinner, drinks, and then there. So might include a little bit of phone footage. If not, I'll see you tomorrow. Um, got a fun day lined up, so keep it real. I love you so much. Bye-bye. What is going on everyone? Welcome to today's video. It is Sunday fun day today. How are the boys feeling? Shit. I still hung over from Saturday. What day is it? Sunday. Sunday, so to shake off, uh, the cobwebs a little bit, we're going to Atlantis, The Palm, meant to be one of the best water parks in the world. So give you guys a look at it when we get there, and we're also getting some lunch there too, so a bit of food porn coming your way. Let's do it. All right, check this setup for today. So we did a little bit of water park, it was fun, but like, you know, it's a lot of kids everywhere and like, I don't know, It was okay. We're kind of like, just gonna chill out a little bit more today. So then we came here, Atlantis Palm hooked us up for the day. So nice. Look at this, absolutely insane. So I'm gonna chill out, wanna hit the gym at some stage today too. Yeah, just have a nice Sunday fun day, right? This is it. So we've got some pepperoni pizzas here, and then I went for like pork, bacon, a little bit of everything. And seeing as the work is done, right, the expo is over, so I'm on me holiday so I'm keeping a constant flow of fruity cocktails going this weekend. The less manly drink going on the menu. Yeah, these boys think they're slick having their big Peroni pints. Fucking come off it, bro. Like, this— real men drink what they want. This vlog, so we're just getting a little coffee in this morning, and now we are about to go off to this gym called Train SF. I'm about to work with an amazing videographer. My Uber should be arriving any minute now. We were actually in this gym when I was out in Dubai with Mike Thurston back in March or April or May, around that time. Uh, so yeah, really excited to make a return. So enjoy the video, give it a thumbs up. Dubai adventures, it's Monday, my favorite day. Let's get into it. Afterwards, I'm going to have a little bit of clean eats Dubai. And so I just had a little look over the counter there and it looks so bang on. I can see protein, I can see veggies, so I know it's going to be a good time. Look at that. This, this, and this. This is great. Thank you. Oy oy! It's cracking! All right, lovely day at the beach, okay? And I was just saying, when I was 16 and on a budget in the south of France doing student exchange, every day to save money I was just going to the supermarket and buy a whole rotisserie chicken for €4. And right now I'm gonna— yeah, here we are, it's like still a broke 16-year-old. Yeah, so yeah, you're gonna hit up one of these bad boys. Ways. Also got these pizzas here too, look at that. And some sushi. Carrefour is the name of this place. They've got them in like France and Spain. Such good supermarkets. All right people, so it is our last night in Dubai, so I'm pulling out the leopard or snake skin shirt. Some sort of exotic animal had to die for this. I'm sorry guys, I'm, I'm just joking, it's not real skin. So wearing this shirt, uh, some black kind of runners and these kind of like suit pants with a chain on them. So much fashion. But So we're going to a place called STK. I actually used to work in Hollister with one of the managers there. Her name's Kim, lovely girl. Um, so yeah, gonna go meet her now, hop in the Ferrari. Oh yeah, I got a Ferrari just while I'm out here for a little bit. I'll show you that now. All right, so staff here at Media One are absolutely amazing, and that is the car here. They're just getting it pulled up for me, but yes, it's just like, what the hell? It's crazy. So I'm gonna drive this to dinner now. Thank you very much, sir. Cheers. Thank you. Turn right.

Okay, thank you.

That's who he was listening to, right? Excellent choice. What a guy, what a guy.

Oh, I got to give it a shot! Yeah!

My new Russian friends. They're my new best friends. I love them so much. Peace out, bye-bye. Alright, yeah, mad night last night.

It's quite—

Left the car here, 'cause I'm a responsible adult and you should never ever drink and drive. But yeah, so I've got a flight to catch, so I am gonna stop vlogging. I'm gonna go to the airport, we're gonna catch this flight, we're gonna go back to Dublin, and yeah, holiday's over. We're gonna be responsible people, yeah. Trip. Okay, amazing.

Right, we gotta go.

And just like that, we are back in Dublin, back in my apartment, which I still have to give you guys a tour of. And it's kind of the main space there. So, you know, the dinner table, I always just set that up as my kind of office workspace. And it's nice and bright as well, which, you know, keeps me alert. And then my favorite thing, okay, I'm gonna give you a full house tour in another video, but just quickly, this is my favorite part. Think of the cooking videos that are gonna go down. So anyways, guys, that is the Dubai vlog. I'm sorry that it was like very sporadic. It was over the course of a week. I had a lot of like meetings where it would just be me sitting there. I am going to be doing some business in Dubai this coming year, probably around March or so. So again, made some amazing connections this week, and I also did go out quite a bit, which, you know, I like, but I'm like, I don't like going out too often, you know. I still do love just the gym and healthy living and getting plenty of sleep, but again, there was a lot of socializing that week, and so kind of had to be done. I also hope you found that kind of like entertaining because there's so many of these fitness channels, you know, they're just not real, and you know, they don't have a life outside the gym, and I never want that to become me, and I don't preach that. It's just not what this channel is about, you know. Like, I make fitness fun and interesting interesting, and I make it more sustainable and realistic too, and I show you guys everything. So I hope you enjoyed that video. I'm gonna chill here now, get some work done, and then I'm also gonna try relax a little bit for the rest of December. I've got one more montage video to go up of kind of a recap of the whole 2018. It's gonna be very good. It's already nearly done. Then I'm gonna chill out, and then New Year's, we hit the ground running. I'm doing a transformation challenge as well with a massive cash prize. So you guys stay tuned to my Instagram stories @roblipsett for that. And then I'm also gonna be starting a new video series in January that is gonna be really, really exciting. I've got everyone put in place, everything planned, set. It's gonna go off, okay? So guys, I'm gonna finish the video up here. Keep it real. I love you so much, and I even love meeting you halfway across the world in Dubai. Like, it's just still so insane to me. So let's all kill it in 2019. 2019. Let's get everything put in place and let's absolutely smash this out of the park. Keep real. Bye-bye. I love you.