Fitness Features:  

Tracking powers are the most impressive part of IronTrainer. You can track body measurements, strength and cardio workouts, recovery statistics, diet intake and more.

I appreciated the detail of the supplement tracking tools; these allowed me to do things like analyze the effect a specific health supplement had on my muscle mass. And if you are an experienced athlete, you'll appreciate the advanced exercise tracking options, including factors like tempo, rest intervals, intensity and performance.

Another unique IronTrainer feature scrutinizes pieces of your fitness program. The analysis tool makes graphs that summarize relevant details for you; these include everything from your workout intensity to sleep habits. You can set up graph views several ways, too, even three-dimensional graphs. Detailed tracking can help you set realistic goals.

The Workout Planner is a handy tool that lets you create custom templates for workouts. You can use these templates to build and then print workouts to take to the gym.

IronTrainer requires you to import food lists to build your food database. The IronTrainer database is less complete than higher-ranked fitness programs. For example, it doesn't include a section for restaurant foods. However, you can combine foods to create meals, add foods to the database, and sort foods by category.

There are limited nutrient tracking capabilities. IronTrainer tracks calories, carbohydrates, protein, total fat, saturated fat, sugars, cholesterol, sodium and fiber. Although this list is less extensive than many fitness programs, it does cover the basics.

The Strength-Training database is also small; only 65 exercises included. You may add exercises, however.

Recording workout details means taking your workout plan to the gym, recording actual reps and weights then entering that data into the computer when you return home. You can share your workouts with others over the Internet.

The Exercise/SportsTtraining database is found under the Cardio heading. You must enter your own cardio activities to build the database. Other fitness programs avoid this inconvenience by including exercises in the database. You can track duration, speed, distance and heart rate during your cardio workouts.

Exercise & Nutrition:  

IronTrainer is more difficult to use than the average fitness program since you must import foods and exercises to customize the databases; this takes time. And you'll have to refer to the user manual to understand some of the features.

The program layout, however, is icon-based and user-friendly. This program is best suited for those who already have fitness software experience.

Ease of Use:  

Setting up the user profile for IronTrainer is simpler than for most fitness software. Installation was also easy.

Help/Support:  

The help section is useful and informative; it includes a user manual that guides you through each feature and screen; a glossary and terms section help with quick lookups. You may contact technical support by email or through the manufacturer's online forum.

IronTrainer is a good fitness program with superior tracking and analysis tools. The databases are small and harder to use than those in other fitness programs. Nutrient-tracking is limited to nine nutrients, and the program doesn't include a restaurant food list, so if you eat out, you'll have to add these foods. All in all, though IronTrainer has many tools and features to help plan, record and measure progress towards goals, top-ranked programs  Vida One  WeightMania and Pro Track remain better in nearly every regard.