A better way to tie your gym shorts. (Or any drawstring)

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This knot is great for drawstrings. It works well on basketball shorts, sweat pants, and swim trunks. It’s also good to tie your scrubs. Like and subscribe if you found this video helpful. Visit my shop at AwesomeForSale. Thanks!

[@thebustosfamily]

30 years as a nurse have been making bunny ears on my nursing scubs which constantly get loose and I finally found a way to keep my pants up. Thank you.

[@presidenttnediserp428]

Thank you for your service.

[@wholegrain27]

Don't you just hate getting caught with your pants down🤣. Thanks for the all care you've given.

[@otakuhunter4817]

sorry but that sounds luude..lol

[@bs78315]

Thank you for your service

[@Fedico7000]

@@otakuhunter4817 Lewd* and nah.

[@lefroy1]

Nice and to-the-point vid man. Other KZbinrs would spend 20 minutes showing us that. We appreciate the lack of bs.👍

[@HexInfinity]

Your profile pic doesn't match how nice this reply is 😆

[@iqm3422]

I first read your comment as ABS-we appreciate your lack of abs.

[@johnmartinez7440]

On all videos like this, I see far more people moaning about "other KZbinrs" making "20 minute videos" than the actual videos they're supposedly complaining about.

[@MangaGamify]

ikr, why the west feels so obligated to tell a philosophy + story + sometimes story of other people, as if they will be suspected if they don't do so

[@will_wtr]

"Don't forget to like and subscribe!" 🤪

[@ShishirDath]

My eyes are filled with tears of joy. 29 years wasted without discovering this gem of a trick. Thanks a tonne.

[@JohnPaquette]

Great video. This is called the Lapp knot as adjustable binding knot. In your video, you happen to tie it correctly both times (without calling attention to such), but (in more critical situations, generally) it matters which way the loop on the right goes through the knot. See here. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapp_knot So, it's probably good to get in the habit of being specific about how the knot is properly tied, so that what you do is useful and safe as a bend, a loop, and as a binding knot.

[@First_Class_Amateur]

Great comment! Thanks for providing the link too. I appreciate you pointing that out to me.

[@denquixote3475]

Yeah, I watched and thought I need the „rest of the fking owl“ version , thank you!

[@biljanas7931]

i thought i knew how to do this when watching the video, but your comment and wiki made me confused i thin nk & is on the right side

[@gerardgreaves1620]

Top 5 knot right there

[@mingodingo]

None of his videos bother to make note of that kind of thing, which is why i prefer other knot tutorials

[@DirtyHairy84]

Dang 37 years on the earth to find that there is a more efficient way than the old bunny ears method my mom showed me as a kid! Love it.

[@mikel5582]

I have 2 decades on you and am just learning this now too. I just learned a better way to tie shoes within the last few years as well. We're never too old to improve how we do things.

[@kwaynr1301]

Makes you think, how many other things can be done better, right?

[@luisdacosta1541]

39y and I still wear rabbit ears 2

[@robertmarx4106]

you talk like youre double that

[@paulbuffey9165]

I’ll see your 37 and raise you 65.🥸

[@my23glock]

I’ve been doing this wrong all my life. That’s a lot of years. Finally someone teaches us one of the most important lessons that we use every day. Txs! You’re a great guy. 👍

[@elecaire9094]

I mean this, sincerely. I LOVE finding out simple things I've been doing "wrong" and learning new ways to do them. Happens all the time. This is a favorite

[@Must_not_say_that]

This is excellent, so simple and effective and easy to undo. I have used a loop one end, threaded the other through twice and tightened, it will hold, securing with a slip half hitch. That has always been effective and simple to undo. This that you show is even simpler and perfectly effective. Thank you very much.

[@B0BHW]

Wow! I’m 72 years old and this is the first time I’ve seen this drawstring method. Thank you very much for a concise KZbin demo showing us a super useful knot that I’ll be using from now on to secure my tracksuit bottoms at weekly exercise classes. How come I was never taught this as a youngster in the Boy Scouts?

[@cowboybob7093]

A clockwise twist of the left hand's piece by the right hand starts the knot better for my hands. Yes, the rest of the knot needs to reflect the start. Each subsequent step is more natural and working the finished knot is as well. Thanks for the suggestion OP, couldn't have done it without you.

[@mcinqb3]

This is the greatest thing I've ever seen!!!.... NO MORE SHORTS LOSSENING AND FALLING OFF!!!.... Love it, THANKS!

[@radicalrick9587]

*One of the best videos on KZbin. Something everyone can use. And thank you for not yacking on about the history of knots thus turning a 1 min vid into 15 min vid!*

[@DH-sz7yu]

30 years on earth , I finally find the right way to tie shorts, been using ties for my shoes to ties my shorts, this is awesome!

[@14guitars67]

IMPORTANT: The right side bend needs to be shaped as shown, with the "working end" on top. If you shape it with the working end on the bottom, this knot will not stay tight with many line materials. See Wikipedia article on right/wrong ways to tie the Lapp bend ("unsafe Lapp bend variant"). en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bowline_knot_family.png

[@Siloguy]

What is the name of this knot? Thanks

[@14guitars67]

@@Siloguy Lapp bend.

[@cowboybob7093]

I want to use to cinch with my robe but the sash material binds the knot. Nice knot if the material is up to the task.

[@niteshkumarpatel]

Thanks bro

[@orbitaljellyfish808]

Excellent comment thanks

[@m.alcholish9401]

Thank you. Still such a joy finding a new simple way for improving life ❤😊

[@HATFIELDBBQ]

This has got to be the most frustrating video I've ever watched. My brain simply doesn't understand how to tie this.

[@yyh6504]

bro fr

[@medium-unit-onbreak]

tell me about it. I cant even do the first step ffs

[@sunbladerr]

Beautiful and simple. Thanks for the POV.. Be Well and Good Journey Richie

[@zenmonke]

this is by far the most amazing knot i have ever seen. Thanks for sharing :)

[@ronaldnayman4841]

Had to slow the video down to half speed and got it. Great tip.

[@no1EvilMinion]

I have a method of my own and it is very usefull if u hate when the chord gets offset and one end stays inside the hole. You can tie both ends of the string with a double fishermans knot and you can make it tight or lose at will but it always stays connected.

[@portaccio]

I've literally just attempted this on my shorts but failed due to being too fat to see the knot.

[@Knubinator]

OOF this hits too close to home.

[@tonyb1968]

When you like your tool so much that you build a shed over it.

[@88njtrigg88]

Allot of us have been their, these days fat is beautiful thanks to tik tok. I was lost at forming an ampersand weave & l thought l knew knots.

[@feedbackzaloop]

the benefit of this knot is that you can tie it very loosely over the belly and then sinch it

[@redemptusrenatus5336]

Do it before you put the shorts on. Also, do it as loose as you normally wear them so you can get them on in the first place. Honestly, I think they put too little drawstring on these things to begin with... some sort of conspiracy methinks.

[@FourIntoOne]

I have been wearing my gym shorts for about 15 years. No need to even tie them up anymore as they are already way WAY too tight now lol

[@voidremoved]

after 15 years your flesh will grow around the shorts like a tree grows

[@Adok24]

@@voidremoved bahahahahahahahah

[@patmiddleton3947]

Time to get a new pair.😁

[@losfromla1480]

What brand are you rocking that the elastic still works after 15 years!?

[@highviewbarbell]

@@losfromla1480 who needs elastic when you keep ratcheting the knot down tighter every time you try to undo it

[@postskeetclarity]

Dammmn, this is nobel prize level stuff. How many people’s lives positively impacted by this.

[@AT-bw4cm]

Power of the internet

[@RiteshNEVERUNIFORM]

If anybody is wondering what is the name of the knot is, its the sheet bending knot and the way he used it very creative. the main use is to tie two ropes of different diameter or a sheet end to a rope

[@miker5502]

Hard to believe that such a simple thing could be so useful! Many 😊 thanks!

[@kevinwiens4804]

Finally a solution to my problem, Thanks Brent!

[@marcelogaea1064]

Can’t ever give this vid enough 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼. Thanks, 1CA 👍🏼

[@NeatNit]

Not pictured: this leaves a MUUUCH longer loose end that you're going to need to deal with. It's usually not a deal breaker, but it can be annoying in some situations. Still, excellent video, short and easy to understand. Thank you!

[@gullinvarg]

For drawstrings on the outside, I tie a slip knot in the long end to fake a bow.

[@rammarkabotta8801]

The one thing I learnt today that I will never forget for the rest of my life.

[@keitharoo1962]

My gym shorts and I are friends again! Thank you!

[@ghostdance56]

Took classes in the Army on knot tying. Has served me well all of my life.

[@jaystepien921]

Excellent! Clear, well explained and even shown in situ. And extremely useful, too! THANK YOU!!

[@Rachara]

Now if only I could see the draw string on my gym shorts

[@lewerim]

They say you should learn something new each day. It's proof you are alive. Thanks for providing that proof today. 😬

[@sd3457]

*Two new things every day. I career-changed to become a high school science teacher and always joke with my students that when they've got two things learnt from my lesson they can tune-out for the rest of the day with their other teachers.

[@lewerim]

@@sd3457 Nice! 😁

[@brainfry]

This is amazing. Totally changes how I view drawstrings on pants, I knew there had to be a better way. Thank you!

[@ryanhass8716]

alright, I've watched 3 of your videos and you're doing this KZbin thing so right. You're straight to the point, you're knowledgeable about the subject, you're a good teacher, you earned another sub.

[@Octeris]

Nice! Definitely going to try this on my next run!

[@johnbemery7922]

Looking forward to trying this on my swim shorts! ****waiting patiently for summer....****

[@TheDjordjeSS]

Only 235 days left bro. Stay strong

[@schnutzudri918]

I have seen several viedos of First Class Amateur by now. All i can think of: this guy lefthandedly shows you how to do everything i ever did just better. Real first class content!

[@khunii2188]

Thanks for teaching this knot.

[@owent2032]

Awesome! I always hate when when draw strings come lose😂 thanks for the vid

[@normansidey5258]

Absolutely brilliant, displays the perfect use of YT sharing things that are actually useful and of benefit to everyone. Thanks for posting.

[@ayaan5015]

Lifesaver! Thank you so much.

[@llamirgutierrez8194]

I knew that if search for this I’d find it thank you sir i love it

[@utac]

Dude's killing it here

[@jongjoorhee931]

Great tip, bro. What a life lesson. Give us more soon!

[@JM-lf4ws]

Best Video on KZbin! Thanks!

[@DanielPangemanan]

Thank you so much! This is what I’ve been waiting for

[@mxrugge]

more videos should be short and sweet and get straight to the point like this one.

[@Learnjapanesefromsomeguy]

I have been doing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for years and have always used a simple bow-knot (similar to how I tie my shoes). I am looking forward to busting this out at the gym tomorrow! This will be a true test of the knot's security.

[@dreamercross]

How did it go?

[@joshsmith2723]

How did it go bro?

[@Learnjapanesefromsomeguy]

@@joshsmith2723 I can't say it is completely related or not, but I tore a bicep. So, be careful with this knot.

[@joshsmith2723]

@@Learnjapanesefromsomeguy wtf 🤣🤣

[@em0_tion]

@@Learnjapanesefromsomeguy Next time try the knot on your pants, not your arms. 😂

[@agungwarih]

Love the knot. Thank you!

[@josejorgeromero6813]

This is the best way to do this kind of knot. Thanks!

[@Kotdt1]

great video and easy to follow

[@evilkidd174]

If only this had been known in 1980. Thousands of nerds and geeks would have never been pantsed in gym class.

[@Ashiq.Ibrahim]

You, Sir, are a wonderful human being. Thank you so much for sharing such a straight-forward, and concise explanation to tie my pants without them always coming lose. You saved me from feeling slightly embarrassed from having to pull up my pants every few steps.

[@j_smooth7133]

47 years on this planet thank GOD and i learn a good way to tie my gym shorts. Thank you !

[@sammyhooligan803]

Great ! I just gota remember the"&" symbol and feed bend through top then over bottom and pull to tension , Spectacular !

[@jimcarroll9738]

I learned how to do the "better bow shoelace knot" (basically an extra loop around when doing the basic shoelace knot) about 20 years ago. I use it not just on my shoes, but tying shorts, etc. Your knot looked intriguing, so I gave it a go with my flannel pajama pants. Got the knot set, but it refused to slide. I'll chalk that up to the flannel material, and try again when I'm wearing something with a more forgiving/slippery cord material. Cool video though! Easy to follow along and learn. It's videos like this that make me want to spend time trying to learn new knots.

[@derekatwood6236]

🤯 well you just changed my life. Try a double overhand like the beginning of a surgeon's knot if you want to lock it down and prevent slip while double wrapping the loop. Thanks!

[@Bowfinger6383]

My father ( who was a AirborneRanger in Korea) , taught me the extra wraps to lock my shoelaces. It's a lot easier than this And twice as quick. And I've never had them come loose. And got to show my my fellow recruits in bootcamp how to do this.

[@gullinvarg]

Try easing up on how much you tighten the knot at the beginning of you want to do this one. It makes a smaller knot than the better bowtie, which might be nice in some situations.

[@TheLordArion]

Absolutely perfect. This is definately my new prefered method.

[@Yupppi]

The only issue with this knot I find is that I'm left with totally unreasonable length of untied string in the right hand, hanging all over the place. I can of course make say a slipknot out of itself, but it's somewhat ugly and inconvenient anyway. Do you have any ideas how to make this tidy on top of useful? The biggest reason I use the square knot with slipknot "ears" is how tidy it is, the strings are out of the way.

[@MooTaters]

Seems great, though I wish the one side didn't always end up excessively long, even when I try to start the string side short.

[@Madpandasaur]

Thank you! Immediate sub - I don't even know what type of vids you normally do. Thanks for sharing!

[@Chillmaster04]

Brilliant! I tried a couple of dozen times to tie my drawstring pants with a method from another KZbin video. Couldn't get it. Then this! Second or third try! There it is! Thanks

[@TheAllAtOnce]

Thanks so much. I've been learning knots for the past few years and now I finally have a way to keep my drawstring pants tied tight and keep them up! So simple yet brilliant! Btw, tried the link to your merch site and it says can't load.

[@TheAllAtOnce]

Update on my previous comment. So sorry, I see your shirts right below your video. I bought the MY SUPERPOWER IS KNOTS SHIRT. Love it as will my family!

[@First_Class_Amateur]

Hey thanks! I appreciate your support. Brent

[@billherring3065]

That is just ingenious I’ve had gym short problems all my life and that just made my day thank you so much enjoy your channel

[@Snekyroberts]

this is way better than the fisherman knot. Thank you

[@karhukivi]

Brilliant! I'm using this on all drawstrings now - thank you!

[@IndomitableAde]

As a recovering stroke patient whose left hand was paralyzed, this method seems faster, much easier and more effective than bunny ears (I struggle getting the tension right). Thank you!

[@samhain9394]

You can do this one-handed?!

[@IndomitableAde]

@@samhain9394 when I left this comment I had thankfully already regained use of my left hand, but there was weakness and not a lot of dexterity for bunny ears. This way was easier and faster for me. Now that I'm further along in my recovery, I can tie bunny ears without a problem 😊

[@davemacmurchie6982]

Interesting, but it appears to depend heavily on the material being tied. I'm wearing my sweats at the moment, which have flat cotton drawstrings, and it's not nearly as easy to adjust as the video indicates. I can believe it's successful with a fairly hard, slick line but in my case it's faster and easier just to undo and re-tie the bunny ears.

[@ToxicMrSmith]

It just loosens it's actually crap

[@GeauxRilla]

So here's what we're gonna do, we're gonna tie a different drawstring to the end of your flat BS drawstring and pull it all the way through effectively replacing the old with the new desired drawstring.

[@onpsxmember]

I have also a flat band on my current adidas pants. I tighten more in two steps: I hold the top loop and and move it to the left to have the loose bit on the right side of the pants. Then pulling on the right end. It currently works well. If the band is sawn in one probably has to play with the loops a bit before pulling it tight.

[@Jay-og4yb]

I have the same strings you do but it works. Gotta manhandle the strings a bit tho

[@Semprefi]

There’s always one Delbert in the comment section that can’t figure a simple task out so they think it’s the system that’s flawed.

[@Kendakji]

Just Useful ❤

[@mengshun]

Great tip! ty!

[@glbernini0]

Got to practice this a few dozen times so I can remember it!

[@bogdanvasut8915]

That's a slipped lapp knot, which is an opened eskimo bowline which is a bowline made around the loop end. It's also topologically identical with the mooring hitch.

[@hughbo52]

Huh?

[@JSchaffer214]

No it's knot!

[@TheMrTangamandapio]

I understood some of these words

[@zerubbabelsbridge]

There's always one of these guys in the comments.

[@macabrecreation1067]

ohh a knot expert

[@armsby]

I've got a fairly hard plastic rope. It adjusts two or three times and is then locked. The quick release still works though. Thanks, its new to me and it'll get used too.

[@edwinmariano5131]

Straight to the point. No time is wasted in this video.

[@joew8438]

Great knot. I tend to end up with excess in the right side, so you may want to pretension and pull in most of the slack to the left before tieing this.

[@Xenro66]

Took me a couple attempts cuz the drawstring on my pyjamas are these horrible flat things, but I got it in the end. Bunny ears are great, but being able to adjust this is even better. Thank you!

[@KINGJEREMY6666]

Genius. Thanks!

[@michaelelder9821]

i have waaay too many youtube subscriptions. to sub or knot to sub...........this one was an instant subscribe.........this works like a nickle-plated cinch...amazingly practical......and video was perfect presentation/length. thank you sir.

[@mdemers767]

Neat, although the nylon webbing drawstring on my work scrubs still slips a bit when trying to attain the proper amount of tension. Gonna stick with my "cord lock" cam device, which has a little toothed wheel inside a teardrop shaped container. As tension is applied, the cord pulls harder on the wheel, which jams it tighter against the narrow end of the teardrop. Nearly flawless, and I can apply near tourniquet levels of tension without slippage. This knot may work better with a different cord material than I have to work with.

[@Dvalb]

Do you have an illustration of the thing? :D

[@theodorevegh6030]

Ok. Now I need to practice this. I feel like I am 3 years old again. LOL - TAV ♥️🇺🇸🌎

[@kk31617]

Thank you for making your videos, I have learned a lot.

[@ahdandimas6577]

finally, the answers to my problem 😆

[@TreDogOfficial]

Great video! Small miscommunication🤏🏻 you use the word "loop" to describe the right string. But (I'm and arborist and I tie knots for a living) the word "bite" would better describe a section of line that folds over itself without crossing. So you pull a bite through the left side *loop* (a loop = crossing, a bite = touching) and then you pull the bite over top of the left side bite. Once again, super small distinction but good terminology helps to better describe things. Then just hold tightly onto the left side bite and voila! I did it on my third try. It works great with these really thin stringed Nike running mesh shorts which normally get knotted by a simple stitch knot

[@bootstrapperwilson7687]

Bight

[@samhain9394]

It's spelled "bight," but you were close. Tell your boss to run you through onboarding again 💀

[@atlastennyson8401]

I came back just to make a comment on this video. Your sir have made a more useful video than I have seen in my thousands of hours watching videos on KZbin, and to think you did it in only 1 minute without plugs or ads. I commend you sir!

[@sanatanihindu3001]

whole life I struggled, after this I will try to use your method. Hopefully no more struggling, thanks mate. Jij bent een kanjer.

[@huzzlin4979]

Had to slow down the video to understand the last part where he pulls it together. But it's coming out with the right strong much longer. Gotta keep playing around with it. Thanks for the tutorial.

[@cascadehopsful]

I've got to say I never thought about the way I tie my drawstring. Seeing this I've obviously been doing it wrong for decades. Thanks.

[@mikew8622]

Funny this popped up. Just thought one day ago there’s gotta be a better way to tie my sweats.

[@youget2]

Nice. Love the string weenie too! 😋

[@golopeters1152]

Oh boy, that's one of the most important videos on KZbin. Together with another one that showed a better way to tie up shoelaces more securely :-D

[@waynemccuen8213]

You're a wizard, bruh! I'm astounded! Thx for this outstanding magic trick.

[@daieast6305]

amazing...an actual video on how to tie my shorts...how on earth did i get along so many years without it

[@em0_tion]

Just fine? I did.

[@Rick_Cavallaro]

This is going to change my life (or what's left of it)!

[@PatrickKQ4HBD]

I tried this with my shorts with the sewn in string. I'm going to have to practice it several more times. 😊

[@jam1701]

I just tried it and it slips. Maybe a different type of drawstring would work better.

[@ceb3275]

Great use of a Lapp bend.

[@SypherSeven]

Haha "lap" bend.

[@kingskafa]

Haha.. I didn’t realize this was a Lapp knot til I saw your comment. 🤦🏻‍♂️ thought i learned a new knot… nope just a new way to tie an old one.

[@SypherSeven]

Tis a lapp, in one's lap

[@Nicowhaletown]

Wow, thanks for making this, I had too loose pants and now I never have to deal with that again, God bless! 🙏

[@ByCrom]

Adding this to favorite videos... Cool.

[@aaronevan4065]

This seems like life changing information.