Kelsey HigginsonSports Nutrition Coach and Founder at Clutch Day Coaching

My top five foods to eat before training

15 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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In this short, high‑energy monologue, Kelsey Higginson stresses the critical importance of eating before a workout to avoid sluggishness and sub‑optimal performance. She explains that athletes have limited muscle glycogen stores and must replenish them with carbohydrates prior to training. She then presents her personal top‑five pre‑training carbohydrate foods—applesauce, dried mangoes, granola bars, plain crackers, and honey with bread—describing them as easy, stomach‑friendly options that will “fill the gas tank” of the muscles and prevent a training “tank‑out.” The video’s purpose is to give viewers a quick, actionable list of foods that can boost pre‑workout energy without causing gastrointestinal discomfort.

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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 gonna tank out. You're not gonna get the most out of your training. You're gonna 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.