Kelsey HigginsonSports Nutrition Coach and Founder at Clutch Day Coaching

Should athletes train fasted?

22 Nov 2025 · 0 min

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In this short monologue, the speaker compares fasted training to training after eating for athletes. He explains that arriving at a workout in a fasted state leads to low blood sugar, which reduces energy levels, limits the amount of work that can be performed in the gym, and ultimately diminishes training results. Conversely, consuming a snack or meal 60–90 minutes before exercising stabilizes blood sugar, raises energy, enables greater work output, and therefore supports better performance and results. The speaker recommends athletes ensure they have a pre‑workout snack within that time window.

Fasted training versus eating before you train for athletes. When you show up to your workout fasted, your blood sugar is low, which makes your energy low, which makes your ability to do work in the gym low, which makes your results low. But when you show up having eaten a snack or a meal before your training, your blood sugar will be stable, which makes your energy high, which will allow you to be able to do more work in the gym, which will allow you to see more results because of the work you're able to put in. So 60 to 90 minutes before your workout, make sure you're eating a snack.