Jeffrey Buxton

Education

• DSc Health Sciences - Human and Sport Performance, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, 2018
• M.S. Exercise Science, California University of Pennsylvania, 2010
• B.S. Kinesiology, Pennsylvania State University, 2003

Professional Experience, Affiliations & Certifications

• 10 years as a personal trainer/manager
• 6 years as collegiate varsity tennis coach at Grove City College
• Functional Movement Systems (FMS Level 2, Y-Balance Test)
• National Academy of Sports Medicine (Performance Enhancement Specialist)
• Animal Flow (Certified Instructor Level 1)

Areas of Expertise

• Personal Training/Strength and Conditioning/Program Design
• Movement Analysis and Corrective Exercise
• Alternative Training Methods

Research Interests

• Quadrupedal Movement Training and alternative training methods
• Breathwork
• Low carbohydrate high fat diets and performance and health
• Ketogenic supplements
• General human and sport performance

Courses 

• EXER 230 Introduction to Exercise Science Program Design
• EXER 307 Exercise Prescription
• EXER 221 Personal Training
• EXER 309 Biomechanics
• EXER 310 Functional Kinesiology
• EXER 377 Research Methods
• EXER 407 Research Practicum
• EXER 402 Certified Exercise Physiologist

Recent Publications

• Buxton, J., Otwell, C. J., Petit, J., Gwaltney, H., Grabiec, N., Luithle, S., & Prins, P. (2023). The Effects of a Novel Lateral Ankle Strengthening Program in NCAA Division III Football Players. Research Directs in Strength and Performance, 3(1).
• Buga, A., Crabtree, C. D., Stoner, J. T., Decker, D. D., Robinson, B. T., Kackley, M. L., & Prins, P. J. (2023). Metabolic and ruck performance effects of a novel, light‐weight, energy‐dense ketogenic bar. Experimental Physiology, 108(5), 715-727.
• Prins, P. J., Noakes, T. D., Buga, A., D’Agostino, D. P., Volek, J. S., Buxton, J. D., ... & Koutnik, A. P. (2023). Low and high carbohydrate isocaloric diets on performance, fat oxidation, glucose and cardiometabolic health in middle-aged males. Frontiers in Nutrition, 10, 1084021.
• Ault, D. L., Elsey, G. E., Brest, K. W., Wilkinson, P. D., Meola, J. C., Slack, M. A., Prins, P. J., & Gerhart, H. D. Daily Ingestion of a Multi-Strain Probiotic Improves Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in College-Aged Individuals.
• Buxton, J. D., Sherman, S. A., Sterrett, M. T., Kannel, K. D., Blanchflower, M. E., Jancay, K. T., & Prins, P. J. (2022). A comparison of the energy demands of quadrupedal movement training to walking. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 4, 401.
• Additional publications can be found on ResearchGate.

Interviews, News, and Media

• Brawn Body Health and Fitness Podcast with Philip Prins & Jeff Buxton, The Keto Brick Study, Ketogenic Diet Impact on Performance, Animal Flow, & More.
• The Keto Savage Podcast with Jeff Buxton, In the Flow with Jeff Buxton.
• Brawn Body Health and Fitness Podcast with Jeff Buxton, Dr. Jeff Buxton – Animal Flow & Quadrupedal Movement, Low Carb Diet Impact on Performance, & MORE!
• WFMJ News, New Study at Grove City College on athletes and their diets.
• The Flowist e-magazine, COMPARING ANIMAL FLOW TO WALKING: WHICH BURNS MORE ENERGY? The latest science on the energy demands of quadrupedal movement training.
• The Flowist e-magazine, THE SCIENCE BEHIND ANIMAL FLOW Proven benefits for body and brain.

You might be surprised to know...

I have a fraternal twin brother who looks exactly (well almost) like me…and my wife is a twin! I love the outdoors particularly flyfishing and hunting.

Staff/Faculty Image
Lastname	Buxton
Title	Associate Professor of Exercise Science
Grove City College Alumni
Office Phone Number	724-458-2125
Email Address	jdbuxton@gcc.edu