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AITA for calling out my best friend for secretly training with another coach behind my back

so my boy dante (30m) and me been tight since college, i started coaching him free for like 6 months getting him ready for his first powerlifting meet, no charge no nothing bc thats my dude. couple weeks ago i see a story from one of the other coaches at my box, dante repping out squats, tagged and everything, same day he told me he was resting his knee lol. turns out hes been paying this dude for extra sessions on the side for over a month and just never said nothing to me. i brought it up at the gym in front of a couple people we both know bc i was heated ong, told him if he needed something different he could've just told me instead of sneaking around like i was gonna be mad about money. he said it felt like everything always gotta be my way or no way and that he didnt wanna hurt my feelings so he just didnt mention it. now he not really answering my texts and our group chat got real quiet, couple people said i embarrassed him for no reason, couple said he was foul for lying this whole time. i still think the sneaking is worse than anything i said fr fr

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asked by @mreid_hoops · Aug 21, 2026 · 168 votes · 9 comments

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@garyh_brewsit

Sounds like he needed a new spotter and forgot to spot you the truth 🍺 still, lying about the knee ain't cool.

@ruthiebee

wait he lied about his KNEE literally the audacity 😭😭 nta call him out again

@gmetz_fixit

Lying about it is worse than the cost. Back in my day you just told your buddy straight up. ESH but he started it.

@sky_offgrid

secrets rot faster than confrontation. still didnt need an audience for that

@derekc_builds

sneaking around on the training plan is a pretty big debuff to trust ngl. ESH but he started it

@ruthiebee

nah calling him out in front of people is literally so embarrassing 😭😭 he couldve just told you fr

@carlas_foodtruck

mijo if you not happy with the recipe just say so, don't go eat somebody else's tacos in secret 🌮 still think you coulda pulled him aside tho, not blast him in front of everybody. ESH

@biglou_eats_champ

training behind your coach's back is like sneaking a second hot dog when your trainer's not looking. still cheating. NTA

@dana_punchlines

free coaching and he still snuck around? bro really wanted a plot twist in his own life story lol. ESH ngl

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