▁He ▁had ▁entered ▁with ▁no ▁formal ▁training . ▁Just ▁seven ▁months ▁later ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁professional ▁ranks ▁and ▁his ▁success es ▁continued . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁he ▁entered ▁Fort iss im us , ▁otherwise ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Str ong est ▁Man ▁on ▁Earth ▁competition , ▁in ▁Canada ▁where ▁he ▁came ▁in ▁third ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁man ▁to ▁lift ▁six ▁Atlas ▁stones ▁we igh ing ▁from ▁. ▁He ▁then ▁competed ▁in ▁Roman ia ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Str ong man ▁Super ▁Series . ▁In ▁September ▁he ▁travel led ▁to ▁his ▁second ▁World ' s ▁Str ong est ▁Man ▁contest ▁in ▁Val lett a . ▁There ▁he ▁was ▁grouped ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁term ed ▁the ▁" group ▁of ▁death " ▁not ▁least ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁presence ▁in ▁it . ▁Al ong side ▁him ▁in ▁this ▁group ▁was ▁Z yd run as ▁Sav ick as ▁who ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁title . ▁Although ▁Sav ick as ▁won ▁the ▁group ▁he ▁and ▁Shaw ▁were ▁separated ▁by ▁just ▁two ▁points . ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁Shaw ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁att ain ▁a ▁pod ium ▁finish , ▁something ▁Rand ell ▁St ross en ▁of ▁Iron mind ▁had ▁predicted ▁would ▁happen ▁when ▁he ▁said ▁" he ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁considered ▁a ▁favorite ▁for ▁a ▁pod ium ▁position . ▁If ▁he ▁can ▁stay ▁health y , ▁there ' s ▁no ▁end ▁to ▁what ▁he ▁could ▁do . ▁He ' s ▁got ▁these ▁g ifts . ▁He