Protein supplements and working out [D]

I am finally planning to get serious about working out—though, frankly, I absolutely despise it🙂.
I’ll be doing this right at home, since my lower legs are practically toothpicks at this point. I read somewhere that you absolutely have to consume protein because exercise alone won't do squat if you aren't fueling properly. Apparently, eggs are the gold standard for protein intake. But what kind of egg are we talking about here? Does it need to be hard-boiled or fried? And more importantly, should I be eating them before or after my workout session??😕

placideagle8 said:I am FINALLY planning to start working out (I absolutely hate it🙂 )
and I want to do it at home, because my legs are basically toothpicks right now... I read somewhere that you have to eat protein since exercise alone won't cut it... and apparently eggs have the most... what kind of egg should I eat, hard-boiled or fried??? And should I be eating them before or after my workout?? 😕

So you decided this morning, did a tiny bit of movement, and then immediately jumped on Reddit to start a thread? Honestly, looking at your questions, I think your first step should probably just be a quick Google search... just to keep things simple for you, this should get you started...

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=home+workouts
and
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=protein

black19 - why don't you head over to the nutrition subforum and find a thread that actually fits what you're looking for? As a rule of thumb, you definitely want to be hitting your protein targets, but there’s no need to obsess over it to the point of madness; just try to keep it high whenever you can. It doesn't matter if you're getting it from eggs, cheese, chicken, or milk—honestly, even stuff like beans and whole grains carries a decent amount of protein. But generally speaking, if your goal is to put on some actual mass, you really need to make sure you're eating enough of it.

I'd suggest checking out the workout programming threads instead.

Lock.