Founder & Managing Director Mag. IBW

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.

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At a glance

< 50 kg Starting weight 1999

75.52 kg Peak · Apr 2025

25+ Years training

13 Years controlling

Credentials

Qualifications & Experience

Medical family background

Raised in a family of physicians. VO2max, lactate and SpO2 tested on my own body.

IBW & 13 years controlling

Mag. in International Business Administration (2012). Over a decade in controlling: numbers, processes, data-driven decisions.

Coaching since 2001

Training partners and close circle guided within my own network. Real practice, not commercial coaching.

BBSzene forum moderator

Moderator of the hardgainer and HIT sections. Years of exchange with one of the toughest audiences online.

Milestones

The path

1999

Training start in Wiener Neudorf & Mödling · under 50 kg

2001

Kraftsportzentrum Franz Mares, Vienna · coaching within my own circle

2012

Mag. IBW · entry into controlling

2025

Founded Hardgainer Performance Nutrition® in Vienna

2025

Peak: 75.52 kg · content ecosystem live

Philosophy

Motivation got me started. Habit kept me going.

Christian Schönbauer

Discipline, 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.

By me

Content & Resources

About me · Deep Dive The full transformation with photos, timeline, proof chart and the story behind it. 6-Phase Hardgainer Guide The complete system: from definition to monitoring. Myth Busting series Season 1 complete (10 episodes). Season 2 in production. Every myth analysed and debunked. Hardgainer Glossary 66+ terms explained bilingually. The reference work for hardgainers. Hardgainer Knowledge Base System articles connecting multiple concepts: nutrition, training, recovery. Product in development We are working on our first physical product, developed from 25 years of self-testing. Want to know first: Hardgainer Mission Briefing™.

Weekly

Hardgainer Mission Briefing™

One briefing per week: strategies, data and straight talk for hardgainers. No spam, no filler.