About Jake Thompson
Senior Editor, Functional Fitness & Everyday Strength
B.S. in Exercise Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder | Certified Personal Trainer (ACE)
Jake has been a foundational editor at Gymbag since 2018. With over 12 years of coaching experience and a degree in physiology, he specializes in fitness that fits into real life.
Latest Articles
7 Emotional Labors in Relationships That Leave You Drained
Relationship
How about we have a chat about the emotional side of things, the emotional labor in relationships, that is, the…
B-2 Spirit: The Stealth Bomber’s Greatest Feats
Military
The B-2 Spirit has long been the epitome of American air power, combining stealth, long-range, and powerful strike capability into…
Hypersonic Weapons: The Future of Missile Defense
Military
The days of linear radar tracking and flight trajectories are long gone. Missile defense in today’s times is light-years apart…
AH-64 Apache: Still the World’s Top Attack Helicopter
Military
Few military aircraft have developed a reputation similar to that of the AH-64 Apache. Ever since its initial flights during…
The AR-18 Legacy: A Forgotten Rifle That Shaped Armies
Military
Some firearms of a military nature become so famous that their names ring a bell to everybody, while others quietly…
ATACMS in Ukraine: A Game-Changer for the Battlefield
Military
The presence of ATACMS missiles has supplied Ukraine with an immensely potent weapon to target everything that is far away…
The Legendary B-52 Stratofortress Still Flying Strong
Military
Few aircraft have entered the records of history as the B-52 Stratofortress. When people consider veteran icons of American air…
10 Battle-Tested Handguns for Special Ops Missions
Military
Special ops units treat their sidearms as more than just a backup. The weapon needs to function perfectly in bad…
Horten Ho 229: Aviation’s First True Stealth Prototype
Military
Most of the remarkable planes built during the WWII era equally remarkable singularity, the Horten Ho 229 doesn’t approach. But…
A New Standard: The Army’s XM7 Weapon Revolution
Military
Just the type of weapon the infantry is armed with causes endless arguments among the soldiers and the experts in…