Tonio Burton, also known as the Predator, has created a reputation as a powerful bodybuilder in men's open bodybuilding. Burton is famous for his razor-sharp conditioning and intense muscle density. For these reasons, the bodybuilder is often compared to some legends such as Dexter Jackson and Kai Greene.

Now, it's time to examine Burton’s bodybuilding career and workout routine.

Tonio Burton’s bodybuilding career

Burton started exercising a few years before he first entered professional bodybuilding.

In 2018, Burton began competing as an amateur, and in 2019, he earned his IFBB Pro card.

Over the years, he steadily progressed in his career and competed in many professional bodybuilding events. Some notable highlights of his bodybuilding career include:

Mr. Olympia

• 2021: Burton placed at 10 th position in the 211 division
• 2022: came at the 16 th position in the Mr. Olympia open division
• 2023: placed 8 th in the open division
• 2025: placed 8 th in the open division.

Although he still has not earned any Mr. Olympia titles, in 2026, Burton achieved some milestones by winning 2 professional competitions, including:

• 2026: earned the 1 st position at the New York Pro in the open division
• 2026: earned the 1 st position at the Legion Sports Fest Pro in the open division.

So, Burton has continuously improved his physique season after season, and his intense workouts play a vital role in that.

Tonio Burton’s intense workout

Though Burton has not officially shared his full workout, he has been seen doing specific workouts on his Instagram and other social media accounts, such as:

For the chest and shoulder muscles:

• Inclined Iso-machine press
• Cable flyers
• Front dumbbell raises 
• Lateral dumbbell raises
• Front dumbbell bench press
• Pec deck flyers

For back day, he performs:

• Single-arm dumbbell rows
• Rear delt flyers
• Dumbbell Romanian deadlifts
• Pull-ups
• Seated rope lat pullovers
• Heavy machine rows

To train legs, Burton prefers:

• Leg press or hack squats
• Barbell lunges
• Lying and seated leg curls
• Isolation warm-ups
• Standing one-leg curls

To train his arms, he performs exercises such as:

• Single-arm cable pushdowns
• Cable curls
• Hammer curls
• Overhead tricep extensions

With every training session, Tonio Burton continues to refine his physique and make his presence hard to ignore in the sport.

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Written by

Supradeep Dutta

Edited by

Ashvinkumar Patil