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]
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
^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.