Charles "Trey" Mitchell III (born July 16, 1993) is a professional strongman from Lumberton, Texas. He is most notable for winning the Shaw Classic strongman championship two consecutive times in 2021 and 2022.[1][2]
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| Nickname | Big Tex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 16, 1993 Lumberton, Texas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 364 lb (165 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Strongman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mitchell was born on July 16, 1993, and started strength training for football at high school.[3] He then entered his first strength contest in Houston in 2012[3] and gradually excelled in the sport, winning the America's Strongest Man in Long Beach, California in 2018.[3]
Mitchell now competes at the top tier of the sport. In 2022, he placed 2nd at the 2022 Rogue Invitational. He placed fourth in the 2023 events in both the Arnold Strongman Classic and World's Strongest Man.[4][5] He also won the 2023 North America's Strongest Man competition.[6]
Personal records
edit- Deadlift (Raw with straps) – 470 kg (1,036 lb) (2024 Giants Live USA Strongman Championships) (Standard bar Strongman Raw world record)
- Double T Squat – 388 kg (855 lb) (equipped) (2022 Arnold Strongman Classic)
- Giant Barbell Squat (for reps) – 340 kg (750 lb) × 6 reps (single-ply suit w/ wraps) (2019 World's Strongest Man)
- Squat (Raw with wraps) – 304 kg (670 lb) x 5 reps
- Log press – 209 kg (461 lb)
- Log press for reps – 195 kg (430 lb) x 4
- Axle press – 167.5 kg (369 lb)
- Manhood Stone (Max Atlas Stone) – 250 kg (550 lb) over 4 ft bar (2024 Strongest Man on Earth), and 229.5 kg (506 lb) x 3 reps over 4 ft bar (3 sets/ during training)
- Atlas Stone over bar (no tacky) – 208.5 kg (460 lb) x 5 times over 4 ft bar (2023 Rogue Record Breakers) (World Record)
- Atlas Stones (5 stone set) – 159–204 kg (351–450 lb) in 25.02 secs (2022 Shaw Classic) (World Record)[7]
- Inver Stones (hitching post setup) – 5 Stones weighing 125–191 kg (276–421 lb) in 23.78 seconds (2022 Rogue Invitational)
- Keg toss – 15 kg (33 lb) over 6.71 metres (22 ft 0 in) (2024 Strongest Man on Earth)
- Thor's Hammer hold – 29.5 kg (65 lb) for 63 secs (World Record)[8]
References
edit- ^ Lockridge, Roger (September 3, 2021). "Shaw Classic 2021 Results". BarBend. Archived from the original on September 11, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ Lockridge, Roger; Blechman, Phil (August 14, 2022). "Shaw Classic 2022 Results". BarBend. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Trey Mitchell". Giants Live. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024.
- ^ Blechman, Phil (March 4, 2023). "Mitchell Hooper Wins the 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic". BarBend. Archived from the original on September 30, 2023.
- ^ Gutman, Andrew (April 23, 2023). "2023 World's Strongest Man Results and Leaderboard". BarBend. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023.
- ^ Blechman, Phil (July 18, 2023). "2023 North America's Strongest Man Results — Trey Mitchell Crowned Champion". BarBend. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Shaw Classic". strongmanarchives.com. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ^ Blechman, Phil (March 5, 2023). "Trey Mitchell Beats His Previous Thor's Hammer World Record Time At The 2023 Rogue Record Breakers". BarBend. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024.
External links
edit- Berserker lifter – Instagram account
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