Career
Jenkins worked as a high school athletics director when not competing as a strongman. He was a college and professional football player before switching over to strongman competition in 2007. He placed second in the North American nationals in 2009.
This victory earned him his pro strongman card, as well as an invite to the 2011 Arnold Strongman Classic.
He entered the 2011 Arnold Strongman Classic placing second overall ahead of the reigning World"s Strongest Manitoba, Zydrunas Savickas. and qualified for the finals of the 2011 World"s Strongest Manitoba contest, which, though winning the first 2 events, he had to withdraw from after suffering a back injury, finishing in eighth place overall. He set a joint world record in the hip lift event with Nick Best with a lift of 1,150 kilograms (2,540 lb).
Mike Jenkins died on November 28, 2013, aged 31, in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania The coroner attributed his death to long-term use of anabolic steroids.