re: Top 10% of strength, speed, and endurance(update- tested on all 7, hit 2 of 7)

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15 consecutive real pullups is insane. I doubt much higher than 10% of the US population can do 1 pullup.

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Fifteen is pretty achievable by anyone who isn't fat. You just gotta get the reps in. Google "Recon Ron pull-up program" and I can almost guarantee you that you'll get to fifteen consecutive pullups within the year, probably much sooner.

But to your point, most people who are saying they can do fifteen pullups are probably kipping like crazy and neither going all the way down or all the way up.

I can do all of the stuff in the OP except the squat and DL and that's just bc I rarely train with any weight over 135 for anything bc I don't want to risk injury.

For context I'm early 40s. I'm also an active duty Marine, so I get paid to stay in shape. But all of that stuff in the OP is pretty accessible for someone willing to put in the time. I just happen to have the time.

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10% of the country able to do 15 just seems wacko.

And actually, that applies for a lot of these. There is no way 10% of the country is running a mile in 7 minutes. 2x BW deadlift?? Nah.

Come to think of it, I feel like the only thing wrong in this article is the 10%. Drop the zero, these numbers seem more accurate.

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Just to interject, respectfully, the OP wasn't referring to 10% of the US population, he mentions a "post" that mentioned these standards:

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These are the standards that define the top 10% in speed, strength, and endurance:
- Run a mile in under 7 minutes
- Sprint 400m in under 1:15
- Sprint 100m in under 14 seconds
- Back Squat 1.5x your bodyweight
- Deadlift 2x your bodyweight
- 15 consecutive pull-ups
- 40 consecutive push-ups

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So the top 10% of mile runners are 7 minutes or under, the top single AMRAP set of pullups is 15, etc. But I bet you're close to right about the 1%, if we forced every citizen over the age of 12 to test out on these standards, and we even gave them a whole 12 months long window to beat these standards, I doubt we'd have much more than 1% achieve any of these standards individually, and the percentage of people that could do them all would be incredibly small. To be able to achieve several of these at one time, or even within a 1 to 3 month period is a display of pretty exceptional athleticism. These would definitely be fun targets to put up on the wall of your gym to help give shape to an overall training program and what kinds of goals you want to achieve.

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If you're working with the intent to reach a goal of 15 pullups and focusing on that, sure.

I'm not saying 15 pullups is some crazy unachievable feat by any stretch. It just seems disproportionate with alot of these other ones. Like I said, I'd be shocked if 10% of the country can do 1 pull up. I train hard and am very strong. The squat number, no problem. The DL number, no problem.
Bench I'm at ~2x bodyweight too. But I am pretty confident I couldn't do 10 good pullups right now. 10% of the country able to do 15 just seems wacko.

And actually, that applies for a lot of these. There is no way 10% of the country is running a mile in 7 minutes. 2x BW deadlift?? Nah.

Come to think of it, I feel like the only thing wrong in this article is the 10%. Drop the zero, these numbers seem more accurate.

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you are 100% right, less than 10%(8% was last number i saw) are estimated to perform more than 1 resistance training session per week. There is no way 10% of the population is doing the stuff in the op.

more like 10% of those that actually workout so prolly like you said 1% of the population

- Run a mile in under 7 minutes (7:24 on 9/17, should get it next time with some speed training)
- Sprint 400m in under 1:15
- Sprint 100m in under 14 seconds
- Back Squat 1.5x your bodyweight (315 on 9/26)
- Deadlift 2x your bodyweight (315 on 9/24 - just restarted deadlifting a few weeks ago. Didn’t want to get hurt).
- 15 consecutive pull-ups (12 strict 9/17- really thought I’d get this, need to drop 15 lbs)
- 40 consecutive push-ups ( 42 9/17)

So far, 3 fails and 2 passes. Still need to test in the sprints, which I don’t have high hopes for.

Run a mile in under 7 minutes (7:24 on 9/17, should get it next time with some speed training)
- Sprint 400m in under 1:15 (1:32 - this one I think is achievable. First try ever running 400 m)
- Sprint 100m in under 14 seconds (18.1 seconds. Gonna be hard to shave 4 seconds off a sprint. )
- Back Squat 1.5x your bodyweight (315 9/26)
- Deadlift 2x your bodyweight (315 9/24 - just started deadlifting again. Will go up in weight fast. Hopefully 405 by Christmas)
- 15 consecutive pull-ups (12 strict 9/17- really thought I’d get this, need to drop a few lbs. with consistently will hit soon)
- 40 consecutive push-ups ( 42 9/17 )

So I was able to hit 2 out of 7. In really feel with a little training I think 6 of 7 at some point (if I can get a consistency of training)

At 32

- Run a mile in under 7 minutes Yes
- Sprint 400m in under 1:15 Yes
- Sprint 100m in under 14 seconds Yes
- Back Squat 1.5x your bodyweight Probably
- Deadlift 2x your bodyweight No
- 15 consecutive pull-ups No
- 40 consecutive push-ups Yes

At 18 I could do all of these except the pull-ups. I neglect the gym too much.

EDIT - For some reason I read Squat as 2x bodyweight -- I can go in right now and load 275 up for one rep. It would be ill-advised, but I could do it. Changing that to probably.

- Run a mile in under 7 minutes Nope
- Sprint 400m in under 1:15 Nope
- Sprint 100m in under 14 seconds Nope
- Back Squat 1.5x your bodyweight Yes
- Deadlift 2x your bodyweight Yes
- 15 consecutive pull-ups No chance ever
- 40 consecutive push-ups Yes

I might could get the mile if I trained for it. The 100m/400m no way. I was never fast and even in HS i couldn't hit those numbers. The lifts I can hit pretty easily. I can do 15 chins, 2 pullups