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 Ulyanovsk: How the Soviets Tried to Rival U.S. Carriers
Military
Supercarriers have long held the apex of a country’s naval dominance—a rolling announcement of power that can traverse seas. For…
Affordable Precision: 5 Long-Range Rifles That Deliver
Military
Nothing is quite as fine as letting go of a shot from afar that finds its target—whether it’s shooting a…
10 Early Dating Mistakes That Ruin Attraction Fast
Relationship
The start of dating sets up the mood for everything that follows. Yet these little errors – like being overly…
Flak-Bait Bomber: The Plane That Endured More Than Any Other
Military
Of all the aircraft that flew during World War II, some are still famous today. One of the best examples…
Inside the B-36 Peacemaker: The Cold War’s Air Titan
Military
The Convair B-36 Peacemaker was one of the most brazen and astonishing aircraft ever produced. It was huge, complicated, and…
Military Robotics: Dogs That Transform the Battlefield
Military
War has ever been defined by technology, and among the latest—and most unexpected—such additions to the battlefield is the robotic…
MiG-25 Foxbat: How the Soviets Surprised Western Air Forces
Military
One of the aircraft that has been compared least with the MiG-25 “Foxbat” in terms of imagination, fear, and curiosity…
M4 Carl-Gustaf: Legendary Weapon of Modern Combat
Military
Battlefields of today are characterized by imponderability, harshness, and quick changes. Adaptability, precision, and the weapon’s sheer reliability usually determine…
Next-Gen F-15EX: How the Eagle II Redefines Air Combat
Military
The F-15EX Eagle II remains one of the rare examples of aircraft that visually reinterpret the past while conceptually incorporating…
YF-23 Black Widow II: How It Influenced Modern Fighters
Military
The Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23, or Black Widow II, is a story from a different history of aviation. Portrayed in the…