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It sounds like he has feelings for you and he's trying to create a healthy boundary between both of you to respect your relationship.

I would just let him tbh. I would respect him and let him make the first move in future

thank you for your advice! i’ll just wait it out and see if he eventually reaches out or not. thank you!

Why send a pic with a sports bra etc??? I am here thinking why? I can’t think of another reason other than flexing. Real casual???? People don’t do that at all.

He probably thought it was a grey area. Maybe doesn’t like things blurred.

he plays a lot of tennis and he’s more on the fit side unlike me. it’s more of a hey i’m at the gym and i’m actually committing to something since i’ve gained a lot of weight in the last year. he’s encouraged me to go to the gym and to turn over a new leaf and i have so i wanted to show him :c i only included sports bra incase it was something that might’ve been worth mentioning but i doubt it.

I don't think it's particularly weird to send pics to friends in a sports bra.

If they know me they've probably seen me in a bikini or a sports bra on at least twice so I wouldn't think much of it.

However it's likely been the catalyst that's made him think he shouldn't be friendly with you anymore