Athletes often skip eating before early workouts because their stomachs resist it, but you can train your gut to adapt. Start with a granola bar and orange juice, work up to 40-50 grams of carbs before lifting, then eat a full breakfast after. Your stomach will adjust.
If you've got an early morning lift or an early morning practice, you have to still be eating food beforehand. I have so many athletes asking me, "But I hate eating early in the morning. I'm not used to it. My stomach hurts. I hate eating close to practices or games." I get it, guys. Most people do. However, it's necessary and you gotta do it. And here's a tip: your body will adapt to what you do. See, if you haven't been eating before your early morning lift, then of course it's not going to love when you eat before your early morning lift because that's not what it's used to. However, you can train it. Your gut can adapt to it. So my biggest piece of advice to learn how to eat more in the mornings is start small. Start with a granola bar, cup of orange juice, and then you can add to that until you're able to eat at least 40 to 50 carbs before your lift, and then eat your breakfast afterwards.
