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
The Aircraft That Turned Innovation Into Air Superiority
Military
Anytime people mention the best fighter plane ever, the P-38 Lightning comes out. Designed in the late 1930s by genius…
How Autonomous Refueling Is Transforming Naval Airpower
Military
The U.S. Navy’s newest plane isn’t a sexy stealth bomber or a showstopping missile—it’s a fuel-carrying drone. On the surface,…
How Starliner’s Troubles Shaped America’s Spaceflight Future
Military
As Boeing’s Starliner finally took off from Cape Canaveral with astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams strapped in, the moment…
Why So Many People Feel Lonely in Marriage—and What You Can Do About It
Relationship
You would probably assume that getting married would be the best antidote to loneliness, yet in reality, most people end…
Choosing Between 10mm Auto and .45 ACP: What Every Shooter Should Know
Military
Few arguments in the shooting world stir as much passion—or last as long—as the back-and-forth between 10mm Auto fans and…
Bird of Prey: The Forgotten Stealth Pioneer
Military
Stealth flying has always occupied that odd realm between science and magic, but few planes captured that blend of secrecy…
The Sky Warrior That Defined WWII Air Combat
Military
Where folks picture the greatest World War II aces, they could never help but remember the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. Its…
Can Historic Air Power Survive Modern Battlefields?
Military
Since its entry in the Eisenhower years, the B-52 Stratofortress has been a symbol of American air power—a bomber that…
The Story Behind an Iconic WWII Aerial Powerhouse
Military
No plane ventured so deep into the past with such ferocity as the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. Not only a bomber,…
The Tragic Legacy of a Lost Japanese Dreadnought
Military
Of all the unreported stories of World War II, none is so haunting and cryptic as the demise of Japan’s…