▁It ▁has ▁been ▁noted ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁un cles ▁of ▁exception al ▁stat ure . ▁ ▁At ▁Fort ▁Lu pton ▁High ▁School , ▁Shaw ▁excel led ▁in ▁basketball . ▁He ▁then ▁attended ▁O tero ▁Junior ▁College ▁in ▁La ▁Jun ta , ▁Colorado . ▁There , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁form ▁an ▁inside ▁combination ▁with ▁current ▁Louisiana ▁State ▁University - Alex and ria ▁Head ▁Women ' s ▁Basketball ▁Co ach ▁Bob ▁Austin . ▁Shaw ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁leaders ▁for ▁the ▁R att lers ▁in ▁his ▁s oph om ore ▁season . ▁Following ▁O tero , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Black ▁Hills ▁State ▁University ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁on ▁a ▁full ▁basketball ▁scholar ship ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁well ness ▁management . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁basketball ▁career , ▁Shaw ▁was ▁" ho oked ▁on ▁the ▁weights " ▁and ▁he ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁weight ▁room ▁was ▁his ▁" san ctu ary ". ▁In ▁his ▁own ▁words , ▁" I ' ve ▁always ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁do ▁this . ▁The ▁biggest ▁t ire , ▁the ▁heav iest ▁stone ... ▁I ' ve ▁always ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁walk ▁up ▁and ▁lift ▁it . ▁O dd ▁strength ▁is ▁what ▁it ▁is , ▁not ▁weight - room ▁strength . ▁It ' s ▁br ute ▁strength ." ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 – 2 0 0 6 ▁Shaw ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁strong man ▁with ▁a ▁win ▁when ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁Den ver ▁Str ong est ▁Man ▁contest ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 5 .