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.
Early life
Mitchell was born on July 16, 1993, and started strength training for football at high school. 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.
Strongman career Mitchell's first major strongman competition victories were in the second and third 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. 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. He also won the 2023 North America's Strongest Man competition. Mitchell was forced to withdraw from the 2023 Rogue Invitational due to a right Achilles tendon tear suffered on the "Iron Bull" event. Mitchell was able to return from the injury less than seven months later at the 2024 World's Strongest Man, where he came in 4th in his group.
At the 2024 Giants Live World Deadlift Championships, Mitchell completed a 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. On the same day, Mitchell came in 2nd overall at the 2024 Giants Live USA Strongman Championships. Later that year, Mitchell also came in 2nd overall at the 2024 Giants Live World Tour Finals held in Glasgow, Scotland.
In 2025, Mitchell was again able to place 2nd at the 2025 Rogue Invitational.
At the 2026 World's Strongest Man, Mitchell made his first podium, placing 3rd in the finals.
Personal records Deadlift (Raw with straps) – (2024 Giants Live USA Strongman Championships) (Standard bar Strongman Raw world record) Elephant bar Deadlift (Raw with straps) – (2025 Arnold Strongman Classic) Trap bar Deadlift (from 12 inches) – (2025 Strongest Man on Earth) Deadlift (for reps) – x 3 reps (2026 World's Strongest Man) Axle bar Deadlift with globes (for reps) (raw with straps) – x 10 reps (2025 Giants Live Strongman Classic) (World Record) Double T Squat – (equipped) (2022 Arnold Strongman Classic) Giant Barbell Squat (for reps) – × 6 reps (single-ply suit w/ wraps) (2019 World's Strongest Man) Log press – (2025 Strongest Man on Earth) Log press (Austrian Oak) for reps – x 5 reps (2026 Arnold Strongman Classic) Axle press – (2019 Giants Live North American Open) Barbell push press (behind the neck) – (2025 Arnold Strongman Classic) (World Record) Viking press (for reps) – × 18 reps (facing away from the pivot/ neutral grip) (2023 Giants Live Strongman Classic) (World Record) Standing keg drop chest press – x 9 weights (2025 Strongest Man on Earth) Manhood Stone (Max Atlas Stone) – over 4 ft bar (2024 Strongest Man on Earth) Atlas Stone over bar (no tacky) – x 5 times over 4 ft bar (2023 Rogue Record Breakers) (World Record) Atlas Stones (5 stone set) – in 25.02 secs (2022 Shaw Classic) (World Record) Inver Stones (hitching post setup) – 5 Stones weighing in 23.78 seconds (2022 Rogue Invitational) Keg toss (for height) – over (2024 Strongest Man on Earth) Keg toss (for weight) – over (2025 Strongest Man on Earth) Rogue hammer hold – for 63.01 seconds (2023 Rogue Record Breakers) (World Record)
In training: Squat (Raw with wraps) – x 5 reps Log press (from the rack) – x 2 reps Manhood Stone (Max Atlas Stone) – x 3 reps (over 4 ft bar) → He performed this feat for 3 sets.
Competitive record Winning percentage: Podium percentage:
1st2nd3rd Podium 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 17th 20th Total International competitions 4 7 213 8 4 5 1 2 0 2 1 137
Filmography
Television Year Title Role Notes 2019–2026 World's Strongest Man Himself – Competitor 2026 Battle of the Beasts Himself – Competitor
References
External links Berserker lifter – Instagram account