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I have competed against Shaw on a couple occasions (actually beating him once early on in his career). He actaully competed one year in “Monsters of the Mall” in Salina, a meet that Scott Tully of the Dino Gym put on. That was quite a Heavyweight class with Shaw (WOrlds strongest man), Van Hatfield (America’s Strongest man) and Eric Hammer (World’s Strongest ALternate man)
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I met those 2 last year at the UFC fan expo with Ault Hagen (sp?). They were really nice guys

That Monsters of the Mall comp was one of the most amazing promotions I have ever been part of. Scott did an awesome job with it – and looking back it even seems more impressive considering the guys in attendance. I’ll never forget the log press in that meet. I was loading and wondering “how much higher is this thing going?” Great times… Al PS I also bent the axle on my trailer hauling that heavy load to Salina that weekend, and had to buy a new trailer after that. haha

At the Arnold last year I stood next to Z and Shaw and at 6′ and 300#, I felt like a dwarf. At one point I went to the restroom near the warm up area and there’s this little “room” at the back with urinals. Well, i noticed people walking towards there and then stepping away. I wondered why no one would go in there so I just walked in and Z was at a urinal and taking up a ton of space. I didn’t care who was in there, I was there to do my business and leave. But standing next to him I realized he is as thick from chest to back as I am from shoulder to shoulder. Massive men.