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These eight guides cover how to actually use IRONSLOG well — logging a workout, building a plan, tracking progress and counting macros with Indian food — plus training principles like progressive overload, periodized programming and reading your own analytics. Every guide has numbered steps and a short FAQ.
Are these guides specific to IRONSLOG, or general training advice?
Both, by design. Four guides (logging, building a plan, tracking progress, counting macros) walk through specific IRONSLOG screens step by step. The other four (progressive overload, beginner gym guide, advanced programming, reading analytics) cover standard training principles, with steps that show how IRONSLOG’s features support applying them.
Where should a complete beginner start?
Start with the beginner gym guide, then how to log a workout once you have a plan running. Progressive overload and tracking progress matter most a few weeks in, once you have logged history to look at.
| Guide | Covers |
|---|---|
| How to log a workout | Ghost numbers, timers, marking sets complete |
| How to track progress | Reading the 1RM chart, PRs and deload notes |
| How to build a workout plan | Manual, template and AI-drafted plans |
| How to count macros (Indian food) | Setting a target and logging real meals |
| Progressive overload | Applying and tracking overload over time |
| Beginner gym guide | Your first few weeks of training |
| Advanced programming | Mesocycles, deloads and week overrides |
| How to read your analytics | Muscle volume, PR tags and adherence |
Key takeaways
- Every guide has a numbered, step-by-step walkthrough plus a short FAQ.
- Four guides are IRONSLOG-specific; four cover training principles with IRONSLOG support built in.
- Guides link to the feature pages they reference, and back to the glossary for any jargon.
- None of the guides require the AI planner — every step works with manual planning too.