Gain Strength in GTA Online: Enhance Your Character's Abilities

Boost Your GTA Online Strength: Ten Effective Methods

While cruising and causing chaos are fun in GTA Online, leveling up your character's stats enhances gameplay. Strength, impacting melee combat, resilience, and even climbing speed, is particularly valuable but challenging to increase. This guide outlines ten methods to significantly boost your Strength stat.

Good Old Fashioned Punching

Fighting Barehanded Raises Strength

Land 20 punches on any NPC or player to gain 1% Strength. Team up with a friend for efficient mutual leveling.

Fail The Bar Resupply

It’s All About The Failed Delivery

The Criminal Enterprises DLC's "Bar Resupply" mission offers a repeatable exploit. Repeatedly punch the NPC until the mission fails due to time constraints; this nets Strength gains from the punches without mission completion. Note: Mission parameters may vary, requiring retries.

Get A Helping Hand

Cheat One’s Way To Strength Gains

Have a friend sit in a car while you repeatedly punch the vehicle. The game registers this as targeting the occupant, granting Strength gains. Alternate turns for efficient co-leveling.

Spam A Titan Of A Job

No Need To Steal A Plane

The "Titan of a Job" mission (Rank 24+) allows pre-mission Strength training. Before reaching the airport (triggering a wanted level), punch NPCs in a high-density area to boost your Strength.

Abuse Pier Pressure

Fight Everyone At The Beach

Similar to "A Titan of a Job," "Pier Pressure" offers a pre-mission Strength training opportunity. Head to Del Perro Beach near the pier and punch NPCs freely without incurring a wanted level.

Stall Death Metal

Another Way To Abuse No-Wanted Level Missions

Gerald's "Death Metal" mission also allows pre-mission Strength training. Delay the mission objective and punch NPCs in a high-density area (like the beach) to gain Strength without penalty.

Join A Fists-Only Deathmatch

For Fun, For Co-Leveling

Participate in or create a fists-only Deathmatch. This provides a fun and efficient way to boost Strength while competing against other players.

Create A Survival Mission

Test A Game To Oblivion

Create a Survival mission with barehanded, low-difficulty enemies. Testing the mission, even as a trial run, grants significant Strength gains.

Close The Metro For A Fistfight

Brute-Force NPCs Into A Chokehold

Use a vehicle to block a metro station entrance/exit, trapping NPCs. Repeatedly punch the trapped NPCs for substantial Strength gains as they respawn.

Get Golfing

A Casual Sport That Improves Strength

Golfing improves Strength; longer drives correlate with higher Strength. Play solo, with friends, or competitively to indirectly boost your Strength stat.