Kelsey HigginsonSports Nutrition Coach and Founder at Clutch Day Coaching

What to eat before early morning training.

21 Oct 2025 · 1 min

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In this short video, the speaker recounts coaching a 6 AM athlete who consistently felt low energy and hit performance plateaus during early‑morning workouts. The athlete was frustrated and wondered whether a pre‑workout supplement was needed. The coach’s intervention was simple: have the athlete consume a cup of orange juice—a quick‑carb source—before training to stabilize blood sugar and provide immediate fuel. After adopting this habit, the athlete reported markedly better energy during sessions, was able to lift heavier, and broke through the previous performance plateau. The speaker concludes by recommending a glass of orange juice as an easy pre‑workout option for anyone who skips breakfast before early training.

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I had an athlete who trained at 6 AM every morning. She'd roll out of bed and go straight to her workout where she would feel super low energy, and she was hitting plateaus, not seeing any progress. She's super frustrated about it, so she's like, do I need pre-workout? What do I need to do to fix this? When we started working together, the one thing I had her change is to eat something before her workout to balance her blood sugars and to give her energy throughout the workout. She was scared that she was going to get sick, so we just had her have 1 cup of orange juice that gave her quick carbs and allowed her body to have fuel during the workout. Domino effect of that was Her energy was awesome during that workout, which made her lifts be able to go up, which made her athletic improvement be able to skyrocket and her to actually break past that plateau. So if you wake up and you don't want to eat anything before your early morning workout, just try a glass of orange juice.