Kids & Family
Adam Hensley is best known as the founder, owner, and operator of Garage Gym Lab, which he turned from a passion project and side hustle into a thriving business allowing him to make the leap and leave a successful commercial real estate career behind. Garage Gym Lab reviews gym equipment and produces some amazing content. It’s a really great mix of useful and relevant info and pure entertainment. As a home gym owner, I’ve followed Adam for several years now and it’s evident that his passion for the home gym life is heavily driven by not only having a convenient place to workout, but more importantly the opportunity it provides to presently lead his kids as a living example and raise them in a house where health and fitness is a priority. From the courage to quit his job and pursue his passion to his collection of barbells to the intention he gives to his family. Adam is a guy I respect in so many ways, but above it all he is an amazing man, husband, and father, which is why I am so excited to have him on the show.
Discussion Points
- Grew up in South Carolina
- Dad woke him up to work out every morning from 14 years old through high school
- Lessons learned from dad
- Went to South Carolina University
- Worked in commercial real estate
- Started Garage Gym Lab as a small side hustle/passion project
- Adam talks about why he started garage gym lab
- Quick commercial real estate to take Garage Gym Lab full time in 2020
- The learning experience of bringing a child into your life
- Adam speaks about the role his wife plays in his family
- Adam’s wife has a business selling sensory bins for kids (Doodle Bug Bins)
- Most appreciated trait about his wife: “complete and utter selflessness”
- Marriage advice: “never stop dating your spouse”
- Two kids - 4 year old boy, 1 year old girl
- The importance of having a home gym for leading your kids
- Adam’s favorite part of being a dad
- Revelations from quarantine in 2020 - “the great reset”
- What Adam struggles with
- What Adam is the most proud of in life
- What Adam wants his kids to remember about their dad
Catalogue Questions
Favorite lift - Deadlift
Least favorite lift - bench
Favorite piece of equipment - Sorinex rack, Marrs Bar, SquatMaxMD
Most overrated piece of equipment for home gym - reverse hyper
Lifting music - hard core hip hop
Go to adult beverage - Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
If you could share a drink with anyone in the world… Wife’s grandfather
Book Recommendation - Magic of Thinking Big, Power of the Subconscious Mind
Bucket list - Go see the wonders of the world
Links
- IG: @GarageGymLab
- Website: www.GarageGymLab.com
- YouTube: Garage Gym Lab
- Wife’s Business - Doodle Bug Bins: @doodlebugbins
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