Mag. Christian Schönbauer
Hardgainer since 1999. Under 50 kg starting weight, today 75.52 kg peak — built without shortcuts. Over 25 years of training, coaching within my own circle since ~2001, 13 years in controlling. Everything on this page was lived before it was written.
Qualifications & Experience
Raised in a family of physicians — VO2max, lactate and SpO2 tested on my own body.
Mag. in International Business Administration (2012). Over a decade in controlling — numbers, processes, data-driven decisions.
Training partners and close circle guided within my own network — real practice, not commercial coaching.
Moderator of the hardgainer and HIT sections. Years of exchange with one of the toughest audiences online.
The path
Training start in Wiener Neudorf & Mödling — under 50 kg
Kraftsportzentrum Franz Mares, Vienna — coaching within my own circle
Mag. IBW — entry into controlling
Founded HGPN GmbH in Vienna
Peak: 75.52 kg — content ecosystem live
Motivation got me started. Habit kept me going.
— Christian SchönbauerDiscipline, clarity, progress — these are not slogans. They are the method. Every page, every tool, every glossary entry on this website follows one principle: understand first, then act. No shortcuts. No wishful thinking. Real data, real experience, real results.
Content & Resources
Hardgainer Mission Briefing™
One briefing per week — strategies, data and straight talk for hardgainers. No spam, no filler.