Cardio and Abs

I'd really prefer not to do cardio, but I feel like I need to get some in with the soccer season just getting started and I'd like to lean out a bit.  I've been doing sprints for the last few weeks to get myself ready, which paid off on Sunday when we played a young team of college students.  They were super fast and agile compared to us!  We got crushed 7-1, but I have faith that next time we play them we'll be working together as a team.  Most of us met for the first time just 30 minutes before the game.

Back to cardio...this morning I did 10 minutes of incline walking (15.0 incline, 3.0 speed) and 10 minutes of running (1.0 incline, 7.5 speed).

This was followed up with a HIIT type of ab workout.

• 1 minute of burpees, 30 russian twists with 25 lb plate X 2
• 10 sprints, 90 second plank X 2
• 1 minute bike sprint, 100 crunches X 2
• 30 sec jumping jacks, 25 hanging leg raises X 2

It was good to get the ole heart rate up there and keep it going.  I know I burned plenty of calories because within an hour of eating 3 eggs and two blueberry paleo pancakes I was starving again.

So far I've eaten:

• 1/3 cup oatmeal, flax, chia, protein powder, unsweetened almond milk
• 3 eggs, two pancakes
• 1/2 can leftover tuna with greek yogurt mixed in
• 2 eggs, 1/2 sweet potato, spinach salad with greek yogurt dressing
• Still have 1/2 sweet potato and can of tuna for later on this afternoon.