David Roche GOES HOME DEVASTATED from Western States

Per a comment on reddit, David and Megan Roche dropped on their podcast this week that they have a pee bucket in their "pain cave" workout room that they use instead of going upstairs.

That is so unbelievably foul.

So glad you revived this thread after 2 weeks to let us know that, r0chehater. I'm glad you hate the Roche's so much that you track them this closely so the rest of us don't have to.

I dont know, these are traits that I associate with North americans (but to a lesser degree than Roche).

"But waddayanow, maybe its because I'm italian, right!"

They are both self absorbed lunatics who have stripped away their integrity in the pursuit of YouTube fame. Not surprising.

“Training rooms aren’t galleries; they’re workshops, and workshops are messy—fluids, pragmatism, no perfume. What’s unusual—and frankly refreshing—is David and Megan’s willingness to say the quiet, icky part out loud.

That directness has a clear cousin in Charlotte Roche’s 2008 novel, Wetlands: not provocation for its own sake, but the insistence that bodies are real and logistics are unlovely. You can find it gross and still recognise the value of refusing the Instagram sheen.

Candour works best when it serves the craft.”

Hey Claude, is it a good idea to have a pee bucket in your gym?

”No, it’s not a good idea. Urine produces ammonia fumes as it breaks down, even relatively quickly. When you’re breathing heavily (like during exercise), you’ll inhale more of these fumes, which can irritate your respiratory system, eyes, and nasal passages.
The ammonia concentration increases as urine sits and decomposes, especially in warm environments where you might be exercising. This can cause:
• Throat and lung irritation
• Headaches
• Nausea
• Reduced air quality overall
If you need a toilet solution for a space where you spend time, better options would be:
• A proper composting toilet designed to handle waste safely
• A chemical toilet with odor control
• Installing actual plumbing if possible
• Using a separate, well-ventilated space for any makeshift toilet arrangements”

I bet your basement is like a wetlands, good analogy.

so, you are a democratic socialist, too? talk about a made-up word to cover up socialism.

David is definitely running away from–and in denial about a few big things in life it seems...

Hey I don't even hate listen to his podcast, it's too excruciating. I only heard about this because I religiously follow the Runfluencer thread on r/blogsnark. Along with the Shoetuber thread here.

I'm actually a little disappointed nobody brought this foul behavior to this Roche thread sooner.

So you don’t even know if it’s fake news or not

David's track record of being authentic isn't exactly stellar. The Roches are the type were every move, post and saying is calculated to maximum their attention and power over their plebs. The humblebrags, the victim card shillings, the fake positivity, the treadmill paces that may or may not be real but don't matter (except when they are on the Youtube film). Also a lack of actual track interval workouts with splits, hiding heartrate data and standard race performances like 5k, 10k and Marathon.

Pretty soon, you guys will be bitching about people doing the old snot rocket farmer blow on the nose on the treadmill.

Sadly for my eyes, it is not fake news.

Holy crud, this is depraved. I’m usually not one to judge but like… for gods sake, just use the toilet.

"While you’re dredging up last week’s transcript, this week’s episode is already out—and they’ve leaned into the Limmy playbook: don’t back down, double down.

What began as an awkward overshare is now a clear note about the hypocrisies of bourgeois hygiene theatre (especially for women). Think of Wetlands by its original title—Feuchtgebiete, the damp ground polite talk avoids. That’s the point here: not shock value, just refusing decorum when it edits out the body.

It may be gauche, but it certainly isn’t ‘depraved.’ In the eye of this storm, David and Megan seem content to laugh, normalise, and get on with their work."

It's gotten pretty bad when David wants to pump up his own thread by commenting on every post