Boost Your GTA Online Strength: Ten Proven Methods
While cruising and causing chaos are fun in GTA Online, leveling up your character's stats significantly enhances gameplay. Strength, in particular, impacts melee combat, sports, and even climbing speed. However, increasing Strength can be challenging. Here are ten effective methods:
1. Good Old Fashioned Punching:
Fighting Barehanded Raises Strength

Land 20 punches to gain 1% Strength. Target both AI pedestrians and other players (consider teaming up with a friend for mutual benefit).
2. Fail the Bar Resupply:
It’s All About the Failed Delivery

The Criminal Enterprises DLC's Bar Resupply mission offers a repeatable exploit. Focus on missions requiring intimidation; repeatedly punch the NPC until the timer runs out. This method allows you to accrue Strength gains from the punches without completing the mission.
3. Get a Helping Hand:
Cheat One’s Way to Strength Gains

Team up with a friend. Have one player repeatedly punch the car containing the other player. The game registers this as targeting the player inside, granting Strength gains. Alternate turns for efficient leveling.
4. Spam "A Titan of a Job":
No Need to Steal a Plane

This mission (Rank 24+) doesn't trigger a wanted level until you reach the airport. Use this to your advantage by punching NPCs in a high-density area before heading to the airport. Equip knuckle dusters for enhanced punching power.
5. Abuse "Pier Pressure":
Fight Everyone at the Beach

Similar to "A Titan of a Job," "Pier Pressure" offers a safe zone (Del Perro Beach) where you can freely punch NPCs without incurring a wanted level.
6. Stall "Death Metal":
Another Way to Abuse No-Wanted Level Missions

This mission also lacks a wanted level in certain areas. Use this opportunity to punch numerous NPCs to increase your Strength.
7. Join a Fists-Only Deathmatch:
For Fun, For Co-Leveling

Find or create a Deathmatch with fists as the only weapon. This provides a fun and efficient way to boost Strength while competing against other players.
8. Create a Survival Mission:
Test a Game to Oblivion

Use the Content Creator to design a Survival mission with low-difficulty, barehanded enemies. Testing this mission will increase your Strength.
9. Close the Metro for a Fistfight:
Brute-Force NPCs into a Chokehold

Block a metro entrance/exit with a vehicle to trap NPCs. Repeatedly punch them for significant Strength gains. NPCs will continuously respawn, providing a steady stream of targets.
10. Get Golfing:
A Casual Sport That Improves Strength

Higher Strength equates to longer drives in golf. Play regularly to indirectly improve your Strength stat.
These methods offer diverse approaches to boosting your Strength in GTA Online. Experiment to find the strategies that best suit your playstyle.