Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014
Pushing past barriers n Finehout loses more than 200 pounds with caloric-deficit diet By JAKE WADDINGHAM
CNA staff reporter jwaddingham@crestonnews.com
After trying several fad diets of weight loss pills, drinking apple cider vinegar and trying other “offthe-wall” methods, Russel Finehout was frustrated with no results. At 23, Finehout was about 390 pounds. His weight was starting to take a toll on his health, causing chest pain because of an enlarged gallstone. He also suffered from nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. “He (the doctor) was pretty straight up with me,” Finehout said. “He told me that I basically had more years behind than I did ahead if I didn’t change the way I was living.” Finehout, a 2006 Creston High School graduate, started to study weight loss and realized all of the fad diets he had tried in the past shared a common theme — a caloric deficit. “I started using just a caloric deficit for my diet and
tracking my calories,” Finehout said. “That’s when I started to see the weight actually come off, when I was tracking what I was putting into my mouth.” Finehout used a threeringed binder to log everything he ate throughout the day. His goal was to have a deficit of 500 to 1,000 calo-
“I got to the point where I was happy with my weight, and started going back with a different mindset of gaining muscle instead of losing weight.” — Russel Finehout
ries daily. He also started to do workouts at the gym. “I was kind of embarrassed to be in the gym, but I really didn’t let that stop me,” Finehout said. Because of his weight, Finehout could not run or do other fitness activities
Contributed photo and CNA photo by JAKE WADDINGHAM
At 390 pounds, Russel Finehout, right, knew he wanted to make a lifestyle change, but had no success with several fad diets. In December 2011, he started a caloric-deficit diet in addition to working out and by June 2013, Finehout cut his weight to 189 pounds.
for a long duration, so he adopted a high-intensity training method. One of his workouts would be to run for a minute, then recover by walking for a minute. His next set would be to run a little harder for 40 seconds before a rest. Breaking barriers Finehout’s weight-loss journey started in December 2011. Within about a
year, he had reached his first milestone, breaking the 300 pound-barrier. “One day I was coming back from the gym and it was really an emotional experience,” Finehout said. “I had been trying to do it for such a long time. “I started like crying in my car on the way home from the gym because I had finally pushed past this barrier that I had been fighting
forever.” Finehout also started to enjoy weight training, but knew it would be difficult to continue to lose pounds and build muscle. He worked on perfecting his weightlifting form, but his focus remained on counting calories and losing weight. After fighting through a plateau at 270 pounds, Finehout’s next milestone was breaking 260 pounds —
his high school weight. Finehout’s three-year battle with his weight reached it’s pinnacle in June 2013 when the scale read 189 pounds on his 6 foot, 1 inch frame. “I got to the point where I was happy with my weight, and I actually Please see BARRIERS, Page 2
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started going back (to the gym) with a different mindset of gaining muscle instead of losing weight,” Finehout said. Future goals Inspired by his new lifestyle, Finehout is currently enrolled in sport’s nutrition classes at Southwestern Community College to become a personal trainer. He also works for Back 40 Barbecue and Culligan in Creston. Using his background and studies as experience, Finehout wants to help others who are struggling and frustrated with weight loss. “You can’t go on a diet, diet is a dirty word,” Finehout said. “You have to go on a lifestyle change.” Finehout said the majority of the battle is in the kitchen and he wants to help push people to work hard in the gym and with their diet. In his free time, Finehout stays active. He organizes a group to play ultimate Frisbee, bikes, reads and is constantly working on his form for power lifting. Finehout still enjoys the high intensity training he used when he first used when he returned to the gym three years ago. “That’s what I really enjoy, picking heavy stuff off the ground and then putting it back down,” Finehout said.
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Creston High School graduate Russel Finehout completes a squat workout at Southern Prairie YMCA Jan. 14. Three years ago, Finehout was about 390 pounds before he committed to a caloric-deficit diet and working out at the gym.
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Local run club mixes fitness and fun By BAILEY POOLMAN CNA staff reporter bpoolman@crestonnews.com
Whether you sprint, or blend walking and jogging, there is a spot on Creston Run Club for anyone. Creston Run Club, founded by a group of runners in the summer of 2012, is a social running club, according to Rose Wignall, founder of Creston Run Club. “The goal, I guess, was to socialize,” said Wignall. “You know, to have fun running and add some social aspect to it.” Club member Wilma Osmun agrees with Wignall that Creston Run Club is a group devoted to fitness and fun. “We just have a good time,” said Osmun. “We visit when we run, and we get good ideas of what someone else is doing when it comes to training. I think it’s more the friendship aspect.” Fun run The idea of social running was planted in 2012, and since
then has sprouted into the Creston Run Club. “I am a member of the Y, and friends with Rose, and a few of us would get together on a Wednesday or Saturday, and we just got to talking it would be a fun idea to get more people together and run,” said Osmun. “This would be a good way for runners of all levels to get together.” Southern Prairie YMCA hosted the club the first year, when members signed up to train together for Dam to Dam, a 5K and 20K in Des Moines. The first year there was a membership fee. Now, club members do not need to be members of the Y, and there is no membership fee. Runners who attend three or more runs with other members can earn a club Tshirt. “Most of us are just out running on our own,” Wignall said. “And this way, you have somebody to run with if you want to.” Wignall also said the club
hosts walkers and bikers. Three people biked in 2013 when the runners went on their long Saturday runs.
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each year. Wednesdays are focused on social runs, and occasionally there are bonfires and potlucks after the run. Saturdays consist of long runs, ranging from eight to 18 miles. The time and location is posted on the club’s Facebook page, https:// www.facebook.com/ Crestonrunclub?fref=ts. “I put things on there at least once a week during the running season,” Wignall said. “And, usually, we
meet on Saturdays unless there’s a race.” Future goals The club members all register for local runs throughout the year, whether they run together or not. Osmun said the group will run Market to Market, a Des Moines relay, again this year. “That’s one thing that we’re going to do as a run club. And, actually our shirts say ‘Creston Run Club’ on them,” Osmun said. T-shirts are sponsored by
Bill Ralston, a Creston Run Club member. Club members also search out local 5K runs, such as the Firefighter 5K in November, the Balloon Days 5K in September or the Doctors Dash in Corning in July. Other races members plan on running include Drake half-marathon and Dam to Dam 20K. The main goal the club is focused on now is increasing the number of members. “I hear people say they’re intimidated because they
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