Hercules competition is a sport popular in Europe and the United States and other countries, and Europeans and Americans advocate strength has a lot to do with it, the world's most famous Hercules events are the World Hercules Championship (WSM) and Arnold Hercules Classic (ASC), there are many international competitions, the contest is The strength of Hercules, endurance, skills, tactics, etc., There are many kinds of competition items in the Hercules competition, such as: log hard lift, pull truck, Atlas boulder, hard pull... And so on, every project is challenging the physical limits of Hercules.
First, the United States Hercules Trey Mitchell broke the "Thor's Hammer" world record
On March 6, 2022, in the Rogue Record Breaker (RRB) competition, Trey Mitchell of the United States set a new time record in the men's "Thor's Hammer" event, holding a 65-pound (29.48 kg) "Thor's Hammer" with both hands, setting a new world record of 60.72 seconds.
The contest requires entrants to hold the "Hammer of Thor" for at least 35 seconds to win a prize of five thousand dollars, and Hercules must keep their heads, upper backs and hips in close contact with the pillars, while keeping the hammers between their shoulders, flush with their eyes, and locked arms, where the Hercules who have held the rod and posture the longest will be declared the winner of this project.
Although some Hercules chose to use wrist guards or waistbands to increase stability, Trey Mitchell lifted the hammer without using any auxiliary equipment, showing his super strength in this project, only to see him persist for 1 minute (60.72 seconds), easily breaking the previous world record of 49.24 seconds.
Second, Trey Mitchell's Career as a Hercules
Trey Mitchell, born in the United States on July 16, 1993, nicknamed "Big Tex", is 1.93 meters tall and weighs 155 kg, and during his long Career as a Hercules, Mitchell participated in 14 international Hercules competitions and won two of them, and he also participated in three National Hercules Championships, winning one of them.
In 2016, Trey Mitchell made his debut at the Arnold Amateur Hercules Classic and began to attract attention.
In 2018, Trey Mitchell lived up to expectations and won the strongest men's championship in the United States.
In 2020, Trey Mitchell finished 8th in his first World Hercules Championship.
In 2021, in the Shaw Classic (the Hercules Tournament founded by Brian Shaw), Trey Mitchell achieved the biggest victory of his career to date, he stood out from 16 strong players, beating 4-time World Hercules Championship winner Brian Shaw, and also defeated the powerful opponent J.F. Cuarón to win the championship, Shaw and Cuarón finished second and third respectively.
Trey Mitchell qualified for the 2021 World's Strongest Man (WSM) and eventually finished fourth, scotsman Tom Stortman won the race, and Brian Shaw and Maxim Bodrow finished second and third respectively.
In 2022, in the Arnold Hercules Classic in Columbus, Ohio, USA, Martins Lisis won the race and Trey Mitchell finished seventh, with a very stable strength.
While it's uncertain so far whether Trey Mitchell has received an invitation to participate in the 2022 World Hercules Championship, which will take place in Sacramento, California, from May 24-29, 2022, Trey Mitchell's astonishing performance at the 2022 RRB is enough to prove his ability to win more Medals and titles in the Thalys race in the coming years.