Brian Shaw

“I don't care how much weight's on there. If you're doing 40 reps, that's cardio!”

“First thing in the morning, it's very important to eat quickly. So I'm reaching for eggs.”

“My love for weight training and competing just seemed like a perfect fit for strongman. So I decided to give it a try, for fun, really. It's definitely not for everybody, but if you love working out and being competitive and pushing yourself to the limit, it's great. It's fun, for sure.”

“I remember seeing a story on Olympic swimmer, Ryan Lochte doing strongman workouts. That was awesome.”

“I know I'm big. I've been big my whole life. I've never had to prove how tough I am.”

“Eating is the hard part. It's constant - you don't ever stop from the time you wake up you eat until you go to bed. Then I wake up in the morning and the first thing I do is eat and do it all day again.”

“I really don't like getting dressed up. It's a lot more comfortable to be in some type of T-shirt or dry-fit shirt and shorts. That's pretty much my typical attire.”

“Think of how much time it takes to prepare and eat a single meal. Then multiply that by seven. I wish I had my own chef!”

“After I got done playing basketball, I needed a competitive outlet.”

“I've had to have some of my dress clothes tailored.”

“If you're the strongest man on the planet, you ought to be able to pick up a stone or flip a tire.”

“I know in my training, especially when I'm building up to a big 'max,' I can take as long as I want to be ready for that lift and mentally prepare for it. In the contest, some of that goes out the window. When your name is called and the bar is loaded, you've got to go whether you're ready or not.”

“I'm a fan of functional strength.”

“I started lifting heavy weights and became addicted to it and before I knew it I won the title of the world's strongest man which is very cool.”

“You don't need a gym to develop real strength. Just get an empty keg of beer and fill it with sand or water and simply pick it up, carry it in your back yard, flip it, anything just to get moving for as little as 15 minutes.”

“My very first competition was at the end of 2005. Honestly, I just looked it up online and tried to find something local, because I had no idea how to do it or where to start. I did Denver's Strongest Man here in Colorado, and I won.”

“I've got a clothing sponsor that helps me out with my clothes. It's called Bulky Boy Clothing, and they pretty much provide me with most of the shirts that I wear.”

“In all honesty, I just love car deadlifts.”

“I don't even know how much money I've spent on all of this stuff... Just in plates and bars alone, it's literally a ridiculous amount of money I've spent on those. And to me it doesn't matter. It's money that I've gladly spent.”

“My motivation is being the best. Pretty simple and straightforward.”