General Charles Q. Brown Jr., 58, grips his dumbbells tightly, never taking his eyes off the timer beside him. It beeps once, and he battles through 40 seconds of squats. After a 20-second rest, another beep pushes him into reverse lunges, and now he’s panting hard. That doesn’t stop him from grabbing the dumbbells again, pulling them to his thighs just slightly, and then curling the weights and pressing them overhead on the third beep.Sure, he’s gassed, but today’s workout calls for tight 40-seconds-on, 20-off intervals. And the Air Force’s chief of staff never deviates from his plan. “To me, it’s cheating if I take more rest,” he says during one breather. “I try to stay as close as I can to whatever it says on my timer. The gener… Click below to read the full story from Men’s Health
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The Air Force Chief of Staff Sweats Hard to Start His Day
