William “The Conqueror” Bonac has been a daily fixture within the competitive bodybuilding scene for over a decade. After ending in the highest five in five of the last six Mr. Olympia contests (2016-2021), the Men’s Open athlete’s latest mass-building update might say he’s finally able to climb the Olympia summit this December.
On Sept. 18, 2022, Bonac’s nutritionist Chad Nicholls shared an image on Instagram where he said the bodybuilder weighed 120.3 kilograms (265.2 kilos) at the top of his training off-season. (Note: Nicholls appeared to make a typo with the precise numbers of Bonac’s weight details.) In accordance with Nicholls’ caption, Bonac’s initial off-season body weight goal was 120 kilograms (264.5 kilos).
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Bonac plans to take his newly-bulked physique to the 2022 Mr. Olympia this late fall. The competition will happen on Dec. 16-18, 2022, in Las Vegas, NV. In accordance with NPC News Online, like a few of his peers in other competitions, Bonac earned automatic qualification for this 12 months’s Olympia by winning the 2022 International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) Pro League Boston Pro. In other notable results from this 12 months, the Ghanaian competitor finished second on the 2022 Arnold Sports Festival to former Olympia winner (2019), Brandon Curry.
As a bodybuilder, Bonac has been on the doorstep of greatness on the Olympia for just a little while now. It wasn’t at all times this manner, which could speak to his commitment and growth as an overall skilled.
In 2014, Bonac finished in fifteenth place on the 2014 Mr. Olympia — his debut on the competition. Only a 12 months later, in 2015, Bonac cracked the highest 10 with an eighth-place result. By 2016, Bonac had a top-five Mr. Olympia placing to his name. That figure is roughly where Bonac has hovered around since, sans the arguable peak of his profession when he took home second place on the 2019 Mr. Olympia. Curry won that edition of the celebrated contest.
Here’s a rundown of a few of Bonac’s more noteworthy profession results up to now:
William Bonac | Notable Profession Results
- 2014 Golden State Pro (Men’s Open) — First place | First profession victory
- 2014 Mr. Olympia (Men’s Open) — fifteenth place | Olympia debut
- 2015 Dayana Cadeau Pro (Men’s Open) — First place
- 2015 Mr. Olympia (Men’s Open) — Eighth place
- 2016 Mr. Olympia (Men’s Open) — Fifth place
- 2017 Mr. Olympia (Men’s Open) — Third place
- 2018, 2020 Arnold Sports Festival (Men’s Open) — First place
- 2019 Arnold Classic Australia (Men’s Open) — First place
- 2019 Mr. Olympia (Men’s Open) — Second place | Best Olympia result up to now
- 2020 Mr. Olympia (Men’s Open) — Fifth place
- 2021 Mr. Olympia (Men’s Open) — Sixth place
- 2022 Boston Pro (Men’s Open) — First place | Earned 2022 Olympia qualification with victory
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For Bonac to finally stand on top of the Olympia podium, he’ll should overcome a cadre of elite competitors. With two-time reigning Olympia champion Mamdouh “Big Ramy” Ellsbiay leading an inventory of names that also features Curry, Nick Walker, Hunter Labrada, and Hadi Choopan — the Men’s Open division isn’t lacking for top-notch talent this 12 months.
Such a field of athletes might make it tough sledding for Bonac in Las Vegas. Nevertheless, with Bonac’s past consistency within the account, this could possibly be the culminating cap to an extended and winding journey.
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