Slow but steady: 59kg/130lbs to 91kg/200lbs in 5 years (193cm/6'4")

[PROGRESS](https://i.imgur.com/MplHgAb.jpg)

[MORE PROGRESS](https://i.imgur.com/n6P6NPU.jpg)

Y'all ready for the ultimate hardgainer story? I used to be extremely skinny, 130 lbs at 6'4". I could barely eat. I had a lot of trouble learning to bulk. Even when I finally got bulking down, I'd frequently lose all my gains very quickly due to holidays or other reasons I had more trouble bulking.

I wanted to post this for all the TRUE hardgainers: those who have been gaining for a while, still have trouble eating, and still lose a lot of their gains when they stop bulking. To those I want to say: your biggest friend is time.

I still struggle with bulking. But if I look back, it is hard to imagine how far I have came. There where thousands of points where progress was slow and I considered giving up. But here I am: bigger than most, stronger than most, and being able to eat 4500 calories consistently, despite barely eating 2500 calories a few years ago.

My lifts:

Squat: 50kg -> 175 kg

Bench: 30 kg -> 115 kg

Deadlift: 60 kg -> 225 kg

OHP: 10 kg -> 70 kg

Chinups: 0 x 59 kg -> 8 x 91+20 kg

Just keep eating and lifting folks. Don't compare yourself to others, just focus on improving yourself at your rate. If the end result is the same, who cares how long it takes you you to get there?