Brian Shaw

“My main purpose in launching StrongmanAcademy.com is so competitors know how to win and beginners know what to do.”

“I love giving back. There were a lot of people when I got started who really helped me. I do a lot of seminars and appearances. It's neat to be able to be in a position to do that. I've always loved coaching; it's how I got started.”

“One thing that I've learned over the years with eggs is that you don't want to cook them too long. You want to make sure they're still soft, because in a big quantity, they're easier to eat if they're a little bit softer.”

“I wouldn't want to be too lean.”

“My theory is to let everyone in on what works and let the best man win.”

“You can't always be the top dog.”

“I can very much relate to being on the road and filming and trying to train. It's a whole different ball game.”

“It's a lot of fun, any time you can pick up a car is pretty awesome.”

“If you're the best at everything, you've got no one to challenge you and make you better.”

“I want to show people how to do this at an exceptional level whether they are a competitor, a CrossFit strongman or someone who just wants to do strongman workouts at home.”

“The weight room has always been a place for me where I could go to be relaxed. It's my sanctuary of sorts.”

“Wearing jeans or any kind of long pants, it just sucks for me, to be honest.”

“I eat a lot of grass-fed beef. That's my main protein source. But I'll substitute in chicken and turkey, and sometimes fish, to have a little bit of variety.”

“People think the training is the hard part, it's not really. That's fun, I can get loose and do what I want to do. I only get to train for a few hours, maybe during the day.”

“I watched World's Strongest Man growing up on TV and I just loved all of that, so I decided to enter a Strongman contest - just for fun. Really. For no other reason than that I just wanted to compete in something and push myself. I ended up loving it from the get-go and also found that I was very gifted.”

“I've always been fascinated by different feats of strength throughout history.”

“What I will say is that there is no governing body in strongman. There's no federation. There's no group of people or person that overlooks the sport, or says that this is a world record, or 'we'll count this as a world record.'”

“It's constant - all day long I have to eat, but it's part of the job.”

“I always loved lifting and training and competing.”

“Those Olympic lifters - how can you call someone the strongest man if he can't walk over to a car and pick it up?”