InceptionNutrition

Questions we get. Answered straight.

You are probably weighing up whether this fits your situation. These answers cover programmes, pricing, scanning, GLP-1, and how we sit alongside your GP. If your question is not here, send it through and we will answer it directly.

Programmes and pricing

What you pay, what you get, and how the programmes compare.

The Nutrition Programme is $69 per week. The Combined Programme, nutrition plus periodised training, is $99 per week. Both bill weekly with an 18-week minimum. The Longevity Programme is from $250 per week and is application only. Pricing reflects the work behind each programme: scans, weekly check-ins, ongoing adjustment, and full access to the coaching team.

Nutrition Coaching is meal plans, supplements, and nutrition adjustment built on your body composition scan. Training Programming is a periodised training plan integrated with your goals and equipment. Combined Coaching runs both, integrated, and is what most clients pick once they understand the system. The Longevity Programme is a separate twelve-month tier built around monthly labs and quarterly review for adults aged 40 plus.

Subscription coaching programmes (Nutrition and Combined) run on an 18-week minimum, billed weekly through Stripe. After 18 weeks, the programme continues week to week with one week's notice to stop. The Longevity Programme is a twelve-month commitment by design. One-off plans are paid upfront, no ongoing commitment.

Yes. A standalone One-Off Nutrition Plan or One-Off Training Plan is available for clients who want a single deliverable rather than ongoing adjustment. Contact us for current pricing.

Methodology and approach

How the system works and why it produces a different output to a generic meal plan.

Different game, different scope. Registered dietitians are clinically credentialed and regulated, which is the right model for diagnosed medical conditions. We are nutrition consultants with an integrated training environment, an in-house supplement company, and longitudinal body composition tracking, led by a PhD with over 1,380 client outcomes. We compete on integration, depth, and measurable change. We also work alongside your GP and dietitian where one is involved.

Your initial report cross-references your body composition scan, your dietary intake, your training context, and your health history. It produces a meal plan, a macro and micronutrient prescription, a supplement recommendation, and a body composition trajectory, all specific to your data rather than a template.

The first pass of the report is generated by a multimodal model trained on over 1,380 client outcomes and a PhD-level research framework rooted in applied methodology. Every output is then reviewed by Dr Walley before it reaches you. Computational analysis handles scale and pattern recognition. The human handles judgement.

Weekly check-ins for adjustment to compliance and targets. Monthly rescan and re-plan to update the underlying programme as your body composition changes. Quarterly comprehensive review on the Longevity tier.

Coaching logistics

How sessions, check-ins, and access actually work week to week.

No. Local clients benefit from in-person body composition scanning at Inception Gym. Remote clients across New Zealand and overseas can work with us using compatible scanning, food diary analysis, and video consultations. The methodology is the same either way.

You log compliance, body data, and any context shifts through our system each week. The coaching team reviews and either confirms the current plan or adjusts it. Significant changes prompt a video call. Most weeks the loop is asynchronous and fast.

Combined Coaching and Longevity Programme clients have direct access to Dr Walley. Single-stream Nutrition or Training clients work primarily with the coaching team, with Dr Walley reviewing outputs and stepping in when the case warrants it.

Body composition scanning

What the scan measures, how often, and what it actually tells us.

Segmental lean mass, segmental fat mass, total body water, intra and extracellular water distribution, and a Visceral Fat Index. We use the data to track lean mass preservation, visceral fat reduction, and asymmetry, none of which the scale shows.

Weekly for the first 12 weeks while the programme is being calibrated. Fortnightly once you are on a clear trajectory. The Longevity Programme is monthly. A scan takes about 60 seconds.

Weight on a scale is a sum of fluctuating components: muscle, fat, water, glycogen, gut contents. Body composition tells us which of those is moving and in which direction. A client who is unchanged on the scale but has gained 1kg of lean mass and lost 1kg of fat is in a meaningfully better position. The scale would tell you nothing happened.

Supplements

How supplements fit into a programme and where Inception Labs sits.

No. Supplement prescription is based on what your data supports. Where an Inception Labs product fits the protocol we will recommend it. Where an external product fits better we will recommend that. Supplements are an amplifier, not a substitute for the work underneath.

Inception Labs is our in-house supplement line, formulated by Dr Walley and manufactured in New Zealand. Every product exists because we needed it for a coaching outcome rather than because someone wanted to launch a brand.

GLP-1 and medications

Working with us alongside GLP-1 agonists and other medications.

Yes. A nutrition strategy alongside a GLP-1 is the difference between losing weight and losing the right tissue. We focus on protein adequacy, lean mass preservation, micronutrient sufficiency, and a maintenance protocol for when you eventually taper off the medication.

Yes. The GP manages the prescription, dose adjustment, and any clinical concerns. We manage the nutrition, training, and body composition strategy alongside that. The two roles do not overlap and both matter.

Without a maintenance plan, regain is common. The mechanism is well documented: appetite returns, intake creeps up, and any lean mass that was lost during the medication phase makes the rebound worse. The strategy is to preserve lean mass on the way down and to have a structured nutrition plan ready for the taper.

Longevity Programme

The premium, application-only twelve-month programme.

Adults aged 40 plus who are already training and eating well, who want to compress the gap between their chronological and biological age. High-performers, business owners, professionals, athletes who refuse to slow down. Application only because the work is not light.

Twelve months of integrated nutrition, training, recovery, and supplementation coaching. Monthly body composition scans and full lab panels. Quarterly comprehensive review. Direct access to Dr Walley. A full supplement protocol and an annual healthspan report.

A supplement stack is one input. A programme integrates training, nutrition, recovery, sleep, stress, supplementation, and longitudinal lab data into a single system, adjusted quarterly against the markers that actually predict healthspan. The stack is the easy part.

Working with your GP

How we sit alongside your medical care.

Yes. We work alongside your GP, not in place of one. If you are managing a diagnosed condition, your GP needs to know that your nutrition programme is being adjusted so they can interpret your bloodwork in context.

We do not order labs directly. Where labs are useful, we will tell you which markers to ask your GP for. On the Longevity Programme we coordinate the lab panel through your GP or a private lab provider.

No. We provide nutrition consulting and body composition coaching, not medical treatment. We do not diagnose, treat, or cure medical conditions. Where a client's bloodwork or body composition changes alongside a programme, that is the result of nutrition working as nutrition does, not a treatment outcome. Anything clinical goes through your GP.

Day to day, while you are running the programme

Real questions clients ask once they are inside the programme, drawn from email correspondence.

Yes. Drop the PDF in the next email or upload it through your client portal. We integrate fresh bloodwork into the next scan analysis and refine the plan against the markers that have actually moved. Bloods give us another layer of read on what the programme is doing under the hood.

Usually no. Early in a fat-loss phase, the soft lean mass figure includes water and inflammation. As inflammation drains and water rebalances, the number can dip without any actual contractile-tissue loss. We watch the trajectory across 3-4 scans, not a single reading. If the trend persists, we lift protein and add resistance work to defend lean mass.

Weekly for the first 12 weeks while the plan calibrates. Fortnightly once trajectory is clean. The Longevity Programme runs monthly. A scan takes about 60 seconds, so cadence is not the bottleneck, the read is.

If you are run down, the answer is rest first, intake second, training third. Hold protein intake up to defend lean mass, drop calories slightly to reflect the lower output, and skip training until you can train cleanly. The plan adjusts in the weekly check-in, you do not need to white-knuckle through.

For a busy week, yes. Two or three Inception Collagen Whey shakes plus eggs to fill the gaps will hit your protein target and most micronutrients. We then layer real meals back in as the week opens up. The plan is built for your actual life, not a hypothetical one.

Email the coaching team or message Matt directly. Past the 18-week minimum, the programme runs week to week and billing stops with one week's notice. Most clients give notice once they have hit their target and are running maintenance cleanly without weekly intervention.

Refunds and cancellation

How billing, pausing, and cancellation work.

Subscription coaching runs on an 18-week minimum, billed weekly. After that, the programme is rolling: give notice through the contact form or by emailing the coaching team and billing stops with one week's notice. Beyond the minimum, the programme holds its value week to week, no long lock-in.

Yes. Travel, illness, or work pressure happens. Email the coaching team and we will pause billing for the agreed window. We carry your programme state forward so the restart is not a reset.

One-off plans are non-refundable once the report has been delivered. If you are unsure whether a one-off plan is right for you, contact us before purchase and we will tell you which programme actually fits.

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