Trey Mitchell (strongman)

This article is about the strongman. For the soccer player, see Trey Mitchell (soccer).

Trey Mitchell

Personal information
Nickname	“The Big Thicket”
Born	July 16, 1993 Lumberton, Texas
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	350–364 lb (159–165 kg)
Sport
Sport	Strongman
Medal record World's Strongest Man 8th 2019 World's Strongest Man Qualified 2020 World's Strongest Man 4th 2021 World's Strongest Man 6th 2022 World's Strongest Man 4th 2023 World's Strongest Man Qualified 2024 World's Strongest Man 4th 2025 World's Strongest Man Arnold Strongman Classic 7th 2022 Arnold Strongman Classic 4th 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic 5th 2025 Arnold Strongman Classic Shaw Classic 4th 2020 Shaw Classic 1st 2021 Shaw Classic 1st 2022 Shaw Classic 5th 2023 Strongest Man on Earth 4th 2024 Strongest Man on Earth 6th 2025 Strongest Man on Earth Rogue Invitational 2nd 2022 Rogue Invitational 10th 2023 Rogue Invitational Giants Live 2nd 2018 North American Open 9th 2019 North American Open 3rd 2021 Arnold UK 4th 2023 Strongman Classic 2nd 2024 US Strongman Championship 2nd 2024 World Tour Finals 5th 2025 Strongman Classic Arnold Pro Strongman World Series 5th 2018 Australia 6th 2019 Forts de Warwick Official Strongman Games 1st 2017 Official Strongman Games 6th 2018 Official Strongman Games Mammoth Strength Challenge 2nd 2021 MSC North America's Strongest Man 1st 2023 NASM America's Strongest Man 1st 2018 America's Strongest Man 3rd 2022 America's Strongest Man

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. ^{[1] [2]}

Early life

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 America's Strongest Man in Long Beach, California in 2018. ^[3]

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. ^[4] 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. ^{[5] [6]} He also won the 2023 North America's Strongest Man competition. ^[7]

At the 2024 Giants Live World Deadlift Championships, Mitchell completed a 470 kg (1,036 lb) deadlift. Although the competition allowed for the use of a suit, he 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 held by Jerry Pritchett and also earned Mitchell the new American deadlift record irrespective of the use of a suit.

Personal records

• Deadlift (Raw with straps) – 470 kg (1,036 lb) (2024 Giants Live USA Strongman Championships) (Standard bar Strongman Raw world record) ^[8]
• Trap bar Deadlift (from 12 inches) – 475 kg (1,047 lb) (2025 Strongest Man on Earth)
• Axle bar Deadlift with globes (for reps) (raw with straps) – 350 kg (772 lb) x 10 reps (2025 Giants Live Strongman Classic) (World Record) ^[8]
• 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)
• Log press – 220 kg (485 lb) (2025 Strongest Man on Earth)
• Log press (Austrian Oak) for reps – 195 kg (430 lb) x 4 reps (2023 Arnold Strongman Classic)
• Axle press – 167.5 kg (369 lb) (2019 Giants Live North American Open)
• Barbell push press (behind the neck) – 242.5 kg (535 lb) (2025 Arnold Strongman Classic) (World Record) ^[9]
• Viking press (for reps) – 150 kg (330 lb) × 18 reps (facing away from the pivot/ neutral grip) (2023 Giants Live Strongman Classic) (World Record) ^[9]
• Standing keg drop chest press – 170–258.5 kg (375–570 lb) x 9 weights (2025 Strongest Man on Earth)
• Manhood Stone (Max Atlas Stone) – 250 kg (550 lb) over 4 ft bar (2024 Strongest Man on Earth)
• Atlas Stone over bar (no tacky) – 208.5 kg (460 lb) x 5 times over 4 ft bar (2023 Rogue Record Breakers) (World Record) ^[10]
• Atlas Stones (5 stone set) – 159–204 kg (351–450 lb) in 25.02 secs (2022 Shaw Classic) (World Record) ^[11]
• Inver Stones (hitching post setup) – 5 Stones weighing 125–191 kg (276–421 lb) in 23.78 seconds (2022 Rogue Invitational)
• Keg toss (for height) – 15 kg (33 lb) over 6.71 metres (22 ft 0 in) (2024 Strongest Man on Earth)
• Keg toss (for weight) – 34 kg (75 lb) over 4.57 metres (15 ft 0 in) (2025 Strongest Man on Earth)
• Rogue hammer hold – 29.5 kg (65 lb) for 63.01 seconds (2023 Rogue Record Breakers) (World Record) ^{[12] [13]}

In training:

• Squat (Raw with wraps) – 304 kg (670 lb) x 5 reps
• Log press (from the rack) – 217.5 kg (480 lb) x 2 reps
• Manhood Stone (Max Atlas Stone) – 229.5 kg (506 lb) x 3 reps (over 4 ft bar)

→ He performed this feat for 3 sets.

Competitive record

Winning percentage: 12.90%
Podium percentage: 29.03%

	1st	2nd	3rd	Podium	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Total
International competitions	4	4	1	9	6	4	3	1	1	0	2	31

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019–2025	World's Strongest Man	Himself – Competitor

References

1. Lockridge, Roger (September 3, 2021). "Shaw Classic 2021 Results". BarBend. Archived from the original on September 11, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
2. Lockridge, Roger; Blechman, Phil (August 14, 2022). "Shaw Classic 2022 Results". BarBend. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
3. "Trey Mitchell". Giants Live. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024.
4. "Strongman Archives - Trey Mitchell".
5. Blechman, Phil (March 4, 2023). "Mitchell Hooper Wins the 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic". BarBend. Archived from the original on September 30, 2023.
6. Gutman, Andrew (April 23, 2023). "2023 World's Strongest Man Results and Leaderboard". BarBend. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023.
7. 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.
8. "Strength Record, Section 01 - Deadlifts". www.strengthrecord.com. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
9. "Strength Record, Section 03 - Overhead presses". www.strengthrecord.com. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
10. "Strength Record, Section 07 - Stonelifting (Regular & Semi-Regular stones)". www.strengthrecord.com. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
11. "2022 Shaw Classic". strongmanarchives.com. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
12. "Strength Record, Section 15 - Static holds". www.strengthrecord.com. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
13. 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

• Berserker lifter – Instagram account