Since being a member of ye olde commercial gym hell, the one where soon after my 22nd birthday I got kicked out of for deadlifting courteously (no joke) – I have had a running joke referencing my use of what I have long christened “poor man’s chalk”.
Not straps, and unlike actual chalk able to be found on most any commercial gym floor – I’ve long, as a running joke, refered to the paper towels used to dry my hands before grabbing the bar as “poor man’s chalk”.
Every commercial gym has some, even planet fitness.
“Hold on, I need to go get some poor man’s chalk.”
“Bro, have some poor man’s chalk.”
The looks can be golden, eventually they catch on to the slang.
Persistence & Tenacity