Nova Power Grips — Leather Palm Shield, Wrist Strap

Power grips: a leather shield that sits across the palm and folds over the bar, so the bar is gripping the leather rather than your skin. For pull-ups, lat pulldowns, rows and shrugs in the gym in Mauritius, where the set usually ends because the hands go, not the back.

• Black leather pad with slots for the fingers, so it stays put when you let go.
• Padded wrist strap with a hook-and-loop closure and a Nova Sports label.
• On and off in seconds — no wrapping, unlike cotton straps.
• Sold as a pair. Fewer calluses, and no chalk needed for most pulling work.

Straps, hooks and pads are all in the gym range if you want to compare. Price confirmed on WhatsApp; collect at 34 Remy Ollier Street, Port Louis.