Kelsey HigginsonSports Nutrition Coach and Founder at Clutch Day Coaching

5 Foods to Eat Pre-Training

9 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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In this short monologue, the speaker passionately argues that athletes must eat before training to avoid sluggishness and sub‑optimal performance. He explains that muscles contain limited energy stores that need to be replenished with carbohydrates. He then lists five specific pre‑workout carbohydrate foods—applesauce, dried mangoes, granola bars, plain crackers, and honey with bread—describing them as easy, non‑gastro‑distressing options that quickly refill the “gas tank” of muscle glycogen.

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These are the top 5 foods to be eating before training that won't make you feel sick. I will preach it till the day that I die. You need to be eating before training. If you fail to eat before training, I promise you, you're going to tank out. You're not going to get the most out of your training. You're going to feel super sluggish. So here are the 5 foods: applesauce, dried mangoes, granola bars, plain crackers, and honey and bread. As an athlete, you have little muscle energy tanks in all of your muscles, and in order to fill those up, you need carbohydrates. Those are the carbohydrates that you need to be eating to fill the gas tank up.