The 500 Club is the elite AFT preparation for soldiers who refuse to settle for “good enough.” The 500 club team provides continuous training for the AFT, and the demands of being fit to fight. Built on Lifted Up Strength’s holistic, mission ready framework, this program forges the strength, speed, grit, and purpose required to perform when it counts.
You will train like a complete warrior, stronger body, sharper mind, anchored spirit. With structured programming designed to push you toward a 500 AFT score and real world practical readiness.
What You Get: Injury prevention to keep you in the fight and improve durability in the field. AFT specific concurrent training for dead lift, push ups, SDC, plank, and the run. Conditioning built for soldiers, sprint work, endurance, pacing, and recovery. Mindset development to build discipline and resilience. Faith aligned reflections that reinforce identity and purpose when you join the newsletter. Train Heroic programming with daily sessions and performance tracking. Direct coach access for form checks, strategy, and accountability when you join the Lifted Up Strength 500 club team. A tribe of warriors pushing to exceed the same standard.
Why It Works The 500 Club trains the whole soldier, not just the test events. You will build durability, confidence, and mission ready performance, the kind of readiness that carries into the field, the unit, and life.
Be part of the foundations Lifted Up Strength is launching the 500 Club and looking for a select group of founding members. In exchange for your honest feedback and a testimonial at the end of the program, you'll receive a 20% discount on this program and help shape the future of the program for fellow Soldiers and tactical professionals.
Your input will directly influence future content, coaching resources, and community features while giving you early access to a mission-driven training experience built by someone who understands the demands of military service.
Conditioning
A
Recovery Day
4 Rounds Chest Scorpions x10 90/90 Hip Switch x10 Shoulder Dislocations x10 Sissy Squats x10 20 Minute Walk sometime throughout the day, can use this time with either friends' family, or just time to reflect on your spirit.
A1
Assault Bike
1 x 5:00
A2
Heel Sweep
1 x 10
A3
Band Hip Flexor Stretch
3 x 3
A4
Forward Hip Circles through Back Extension- Ground Activiation
1 x 10
A5
Cat Cow
1 x 10
A6
T-Spine Reach
1 x 10
A7
Low Pogo Jumps
1 x 10
A8
Sissy Squat
1 x 10
B
Depth Jump
3 x 2
C1
Back Squat
3, 5, 5, 5, 5 @ 95, 80, 80, 80, 80 %
C2
Barbell Row
4 x 8
D1
Dips
3 x 8
D2
DB Lateral Raise
3 x 10
D3
Kneeling Landmine Press
3 x 8
D4
MB Woodchops
3 x 8
A1
Light Jog
1 x 10:00
A2
Knee Hug
1 x 10
A3
Heel Sweep
1 x 10
A4
Butterfly Stretch with Hip Mobility
1 x 10
A5
Lunge and Reach
1 x 10
A6
Pogo Jump
1 x 10
B
Forward Bound
3 x 10 @ 10
C
5 Cone Zigzag Drill
3 x 1 @ 10
D
200m Sprint
3 x 200 @ 10
E
Run
1 x 20:00
F1
Bear Crawl
3 x 25
F2
Backwards Bear Crawl
3 x 25
A1
Rowing
1 x 5:00
A2
Band Pull-Apart
1 x 20
A3
Shoulder extension, external rotation
1 x 10
A4
WORLD'S GREATEST STRETCH
1 x 10
A5
Scap Push-Up
1 x 10
A6
Scapuler Pull Up
1 x 10
A7
Lateral Lunge
1 x 10
A8
Dead Bug with Mini Bands
1 x 10
B
Medicine Ball Slam
3 x 3
C1
Barbell Bench Press
3, 5, 5, 5, 5 @ 95, 80, 80, 80, 80 %
C2
Weighted Chin Ups
4 x 5 @ 10 %
D1
Bulgarian Split Squat
3 x 8
D2
Good Morning
3 x 8
D3
Banded 4-Way Neck
3 x 10
D4
Landmine Anti-Rotation
3 x 10
A1
Jump Rope
1 x 3:00
A2
90/90 Hip Switch
1 x 10
A3
WORLD'S GREATEST STRETCH
1 x 10
A4
Sissy Squat
1 x 10
A5
Cat Cow
1 x 10
A6
Plyo Push-Up
1 x 5 @ 10
B
Box Jumps
3 x 3
C1
Hex Bar Deadlift
4 x 3 @ 65, 70, 80, 80 %
C2
Barbell Overhead Press
4 x 6
D1
DB Lateral Lunge
3 x 8
D2
Band Face Pull
3 x 12
D3
Step-Ups
3 x 8
D4
Back Extension
3 x 0:30
A1
90/90 Hip Switch
1 x 10
A2
WORLD'S GREATEST STRETCH
1 x 10
A3
Butterfly Stretch
1 x 10
A4
Lunge and Reach
1 x 10
A5
Heel Sweep
1 x 10
A6
Low Pogo Jumps
1 x 10
B
A Run
1 x 30:00 @ 6
Lifted Up Strength
Coach Kyle is a combat‑arms Army veteran with 10+ years of service and seven years training soldiers. A NASM CPT, Army H2F Integrator, and USAW L1 coach, he blends military discipline with proven strength methods to build powerful, resilient athletes ready for any challenge.
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