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About Hardgainer Performance Nutrition®
We build a system for every hardgainer and hard gainer, anyone who trains and eats and still does not gain weight. Diagnosis, plan, execution. Founded in Vienna in 2025 by someone who was a hardgainer himself.
The company
Hardgainer Performance Nutrition® is a limited company (GmbH) based in Vienna. We build tools, knowledge and products for exactly one group: people who struggle to gain weight. The company was founded by Mag. Christian Schönbauer, a former hardgainer. His own story is on his author page. This page is about what the company does and how it works.
Hardgainers do not need fairy tales. If I tell you it can be done, you need to see what it looks like. With numbers. With photos. Including the setbacks. Glossy pictures would not have helped me back then.
Mission
A movement for real, measurable muscle gain for hardgainers. No fitness clichés, no bro science. Hardgainers rarely fail on motivation, they fail on structure: eating to plan with a high burn, holding the surplus, dosing training right, taking recovery seriously. That is exactly where we start.
What is already available
Everything you need to start is free. If you want to go deeper, you pay once, with no subscription.
Supplements are in development. A product only comes out once the formula and how well it sits pass the everyday test. If you want to hear about it first, you get it in the Hardgainer Mission Briefing™.
What we stand for
- Discipline. Repetition beats motivation.
- Clarity. Numbers, trends, decisions. Where a number comes from is written next to it.
- Progress. Small, clean steps over months instead of big jumps over weeks.
- Resilience. Setbacks are data, not a verdict.
- Health. Progress only counts if it lasts.
What you will not get here
- Bro science and promises no study backs up.
- Subscriptions you forget to cancel. You pay once.
- Plans for everyone. Everything here is built for people who struggle to gain weight.
One clear mission every week.
Not a newsletter, a weekly mission. One focus, three concrete steps, five days of execution. Plus new drops before anyone else.
Hardgainer Hacks™ right after you confirm. 10 strategies for real mass gain, straight to your inbox.
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Common questions about Hardgainer Performance Nutrition®
Who is behind Hardgainer Performance Nutrition®?
An Austrian GmbH (limited company) from Vienna, founded in 2025 by Mag. Christian Schönbauer. He was a hardgainer himself. His story, numbers and background are on his author page and in the founder story.
What does it cost?
The test, tools, knowledge and the Hardgainer Mission Briefing™ are free. Hardgainer Pro and the bottleneck analyses are a one-time payment, no subscription.
Do you already sell supplements?
Not yet. Our supplements are in development. We only release a product once the formula and how well it sits pass the everyday test. Subscribers of the Hardgainer Mission Briefing™ hear about it first.
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What sets you apart from other fitness brands?
We work for hardgainers only. The system of diagnosis, plan and execution comes first, a product only after that. And we tell you where a number comes from: studies with a PubMed link, our own values with a date.
How do I reach you?
By email at kontakt(at)hardgainerperformance.com or via Instagram. Tell us exactly what it is about and you get a straight answer.
Contact
Want to think along, test or collaborate? Write precisely and concretely to kontakt(at)hardgainerperformance.com or via Instagram.
Hardgainer Performance Nutrition® GmbH, Vienna, Austria.
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