Originally Posted by
Red X
Your breakdown is pretty good. I only want to be running 30 minutes max to ensure I get some cardiovascular exercise
Understand that to much cardio will detract from your ultimate goal. You have to do it correctly.
High Intensity, short cardio workouts maximize fat burning and lessens muscle breakdown.
Long duration, lower intensity cardio will burn more lean muscle than fat.
You absolutely can not do cardio and weightlifting in the same session. Optimally you need to do one or the other within 8-12 hours of each other.
Ideas for Cardio:
HIIT -
http://musclemedia.com/training/hiit.asp