Trey Mitchell (strongman)

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| birth_date = July 16, 1993

| birth_place = Lumberton, Texas

| height = 6 foot 4 inches

| weight = 364 pounds

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Charles "Trey" Mitchell III (born July 16, 1993), nicknamed The Big Thicket, 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.{{cite web |last=Lockridge |first=Roger |date=3 September 2021 |title=Shaw Classic 2021 Results |url=https://barbend.com/2021-shaw-classic-results/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911142007/https://barbend.com/2021-shaw-classic-results/ |archive-date=11 September 2023 |access-date=1 June 2022 |website=BarBend}}{{cite web |last=Lockridge |first=Roger |last2=Blechman |first2=Phil |date=14 August 2022 |title=Shaw Classic 2022 Results |url=https://barbend.com/2022-shaw-classic-results/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002114742/https://barbend.com/2022-shaw-classic-results/ |archive-date=2 October 2023 |access-date=14 August 2022 |website=BarBend}}

Early Life

Mitchell was born on July 16, 1993, and started strength training for football at high school.{{cite web |title=Trey Mitchell |url=https://giants-live.com/athlete/trey-mitchell/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118001755/https://giants-live.com/athlete/trey-mitchell/ |archive-date=18 January 2024 |website=Giants Live}} He then entered his first strength contest in Houston in 2012 and gradually excelled in the sport, winning America's Strongest Man in Long Beach, California in 2018.

Career

Mitchell won the first two editions of the Shaw Classic (before it was rebranded as the Strongest Man on Earth) in 2021 and 2022, beating fields including several former World's Strongest Man winners and other top-level international competitors.https://strongmanarchives.com/viewAthlete.php?id=179 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.{{Cite web |last=Blechman |first=Phil |date=4 March 2023 |title=Mitchell Hooper Wins the 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic |url=https://barbend.com/mitchell-hooper-wins-2023-arnold-strongman-classic/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930082802/https://barbend.com/mitchell-hooper-wins-2023-arnold-strongman-classic/ |archive-date=30 September 2023 |website=BarBend}}{{Cite web |last=Gutman |first=Andrew |date=23 April 2023 |title=2023 World’s Strongest Man Results and Leaderboard |url=https://barbend.com/2023-worlds-strongest-man-results/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427085849/https://barbend.com/2023-worlds-strongest-man-results/ |archive-date=27 April 2023 |website=BarBend}} He also won the 2023 North America's Strongest Man competition.{{Cite web |last=Blechman |first=Phil |date=18 July 2023 |title=2023 North America's Strongest Man Results — Trey Mitchell Crowned Champion |url=https://barbend.com/2023-north-americas-strongest-man-results/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002182106/https://barbend.com/2023-north-americas-strongest-man-results/ |archive-date=2 October 2023 |access-date=10 August 2023 |website=BarBend |language=en-US}}

At the 2024 Giants Live World Deadlift Championships, Mitchell completed a {{convert|470|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} deadlift. Although the competition allowed for the use of a suit, Mitchell competed raw with only straps and a belt. It broke the world record for the heaviest raw deadlift on a deadlift bar in strongman history and also became the new American deadlift record irrespective of the use of a suit.

Personal records

Deadlift (Raw with straps) – {{convert|470|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} (2024 Giants Live USA Strongman Championships) (Standard bar Strongman Raw world record){{cite web|url=https://strengthrecord.com/strongman-world-records/#S1 |title=STRENGTH RECORD, Section 01 - Deadlifts |website=www.strengthrecord.com |access-date=9 April 2025}}
Double T Squat – {{convert|388|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} (equipped) (2022 Arnold Strongman Classic)
Giant Barbell Squat (for reps) – {{convert|340|kg|lb|abbr=on}} × 6 reps (single-ply suit w/ wraps) (2019 World's Strongest Man)
Squat (Raw with wraps) – {{convert|304|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} x 5 reps
Log press – {{convert|209|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}}
Log press for reps – {{convert|195|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} x 4
Axle press – {{convert|167.5|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}}
Barbell push press (behind the neck) – {{convert|242.5|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} (2025 Arnold Strongman Classic) (World Record){{cite web|url=https://strengthrecord.com/strongman-world-records/#S3 |title=STRENGTH RECORD, Section 03 - Overhead presses |website=www.strengthrecord.com |access-date=9 April 2025}}
Manhood Stone (Max Atlas Stone) – {{convert|250|kg|lb|abbr=on}} over 4 ft bar (2024 Strongest Man on Earth), and {{convert|229.5|kg|lb|abbr=on}} x 3 reps over 4 ft bar (3 sets/ during training)
Atlas Stone over bar (no tacky) – {{convert|208.5|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} x 5 times over 4 ft bar (2023 Rogue Record Breakers) (World Record){{cite web|url=https://strengthrecord.com/strongman-world-records/#S7 |title=STRENGTH RECORD, Section 07 - Stonelifting (Regular & Semi-Regular stones) |website=www.strengthrecord.com |access-date=10 April 2025}}
Atlas Stones (5 stone set) – {{convert|159-204|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} in 25.02 secs (2022 Shaw Classic) (World Record){{Cite web|url=https://strongmanarchives.com/viewContest.php?id=1162|title=2022 Shaw Classic|website=strongmanarchives.com|access-date=1 September 2024}}
Inver Stones (hitching post setup) – 5 Stones weighing {{convert|125-191|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} in 23.78 seconds (2022 Rogue Invitational)
Keg toss – {{convert|15|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} over {{convert|6.71|m|ftin}} (2024 Strongest Man on Earth)
Thor's Hammer hold – {{convert|29.5|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} for 63 secs (World Record){{cite web |author=Blechman |first=Phil |date=5 March 2023 |title=Trey Mitchell Beats His Previous Thor's Hammer World Record Time At The 2023 Rogue Record Breakers |url=https://barbend.com/trey-mitchell-new-thors-hammer-world-record-63-seconds/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104163845/https://barbend.com/trey-mitchell-new-thors-hammer-world-record-63-seconds/ |archive-date=4 January 2024 |work=BarBend}}

Competitive record

Winning percentage: 14.28%
Podium percentage: 32.14%

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Filmography

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References

External links

[https://www.instagram.com/berserkerlifter/ Berserker lifter] – Instagram account

Category:Living people

Category:People from Lumberton, Texas

Category:American strength athletes

Category:1993 births