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The Department of Exercise Science at Grove City College offers students the opportunity to conduct meaningful, relevant research alongside experienced and accomplished faculty. All exercise science students are required to design, plan, and execute a research project.

In addition to Research Methods and Research Practicum requirements, you will have the opportunity to work with professional researchers through independent studies and through professorial research.

Notable Research Projects & Presentations 
  1. Low and High Carbohydrate Isocaloric Diets on Performance, Fat Oxidation, Glucose and Cardiometabolic Health in Middle Age Athletes, Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023.
  2. A Novel, Light and Energy-dense Ketogenic Bar, Induces Similar Time-to-Exhaustion Ruck Performance Compared to Isocaloric Carbohydrate Bars, Experimental Physiology, 2023.
  3. A Comparison of the Energy Demands of Quadrupedal Movement Training to Walking the Energy Demands of Quadrupedal Training, Frontiers in Sport and Active Living, 2022.
  4. High fat diet improves metabolic flexibility during progressive exercise to exhaustion (VO2max testing) and during 5km running time trials, Biology of Sport, 2022.
  5. The Effects of Carbohydrate versus Fat Restriction on Lipid Profiles in Highly Trained, Recreational Distance Runners: A Randomized, Cross-Over Trial, Nutrients, 2022.
  6. Inter-Set Voluntary Hyperventilation-Aided Recovery Does Not Improve Performance of Bench Press and Squat in Recreationally Trained Individuals, Research Directs in Strength and Performance, 2022.
  7. Ketone Bodies Impact on Hypoxic CO2 Retention Protocol During Exercise, Frontiers in Physiology, 2021.
  8. Dose response of a novel exogenous ketone supplement on physiological, perceptual and performance parameters, Nutrition & metabolism, 2020.
  9. The Effects of a Novel Quadrupedal Movement Training Program on Functional Movement, Range of Motion, Muscular Strength, and Endurance, The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 2020.
  10.  High Rates of Fat Oxidation Induced by a Low-Carbohydrate, High-Fat Diet, Does Not Impair 5-km Running Performance in Competitive Recreational Athletes, Journal of Sport Science and Medicine, 2019.
  11. Effects of an Exogenous Ketone Supplement on Five-Kilometer Running Performance, Journal of Human Kinetics, 2019.
  12.  The Effect of Caffeine Alone or as Part of a Multi-ingredient Pre-workout Supplement on Muscular Endurance in Recreationally Active College Males, Journal of Exercise and Nutrition, 2018.
  13.  Effects of Energy Drink Functional Ingredients on Running Performance, Journal of Exercise and Nutrition, 2018.
  14.  Observer Estimation of OMNI Scale RPE during Fire Suppression Using Video-Graphic Analysis, Journal of Sport and Human Performance, 2017.
  15.  Reliability and Validity of a Shallow Water Running Test Using Healthy Adult Women, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2016.
  16.  Energy Drinks Improve 5-km Running Performance in Recreational Endurance Runners, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2016.
  17.  Pre-season Changes in Performance in Collegiate Women Tennis Players, Journal of Sport and Human Performance, 2015.
Watch Research Studies in Action
  • Maximal Exercise Test #1 (VO2max Astrand Protocol)
  • Maximal Exercise Test #2 (VO2max Astrand Protocol)
  • 5-km Running Time Trial Protocol 
Research Collaborations

Grove City College's Department of Exercise Science has been able to build strong collaborations with world-leading exercise scientists including Dr. Tim Noakes (Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa;), Dr. Dominic D’Agostino (University of South Florida) and Dr. Jeff Volek (The Ohio State University). Some notable partnerships with companies include Levels Health, Keto Brick, Animal Flow, and Winclove Probiotics.

  • An interview with Dr. Tim Noakes.
  • An interview with Dr. Dom D’Agostino.
Recent News and Features

Check out these recent podcast episodes and news segments, highlighting Grove City College’s Exercise Science faculty and featuring research from our lab.

“Brawn Body Health and Fitness" Podcast

  • Interview with Dr. Jeff Buxton – In this podcast episode, Dr. Buxton discusses animal flow and quadrupedal movement, low carb diets and their impact on athletic performance, and more (January 2022).
  • Interview with Dr. Philip Prins – In this podcast episode, Dr. Prins shares Grove City College’s research on the single most effective pre-workout ingredient (April 2022).

WFMJ News

  • Segment with Dr. Philip Prins – Dr. Prins shares results from a new study on athletes and their diets (February 2023).

 

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