Trey Mitchell (strongman)
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles "Trey" Mitchell III (born July 16, 1993) is a professional strongman from Lumberton, Texas. Standing 6'4" tall and known by his nickname "Big Tex", he is most notable for winning the Shaw Classic strongman championship two consecutive times in 2021 and 2022.[1][2]
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]
- Standard bar Deadlift – 397 kg (875 lb)
- Rogue Elephant Bar Deadlift (Raw) – 427 kg (941 lb)
- Double T Squat (with suit) – 388 kg (855 lb)
- Log press – 209 kg (461 lb)
- Log press for reps – 195 kg (430 lb) x 4
- Axle press – 167.5 kg (369 lb)
- Atlas Stones (Max) – (251 kg (553 lb)) over 1.22 metres (4.0 ft) bar
- Atlas Stones (5 stone set) – (159–204 kg (351–450 lb)) in 25.01 secs
- Thor's Hammer hold – 29.5 kg (65 lb) for 63 secs (World Record)[7]
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.
- ^ 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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