| Start | Ganton Gym in Los Santos, Cobra Martial Arts Gym in San Fierro, Below the Belt Gym in Las Venturas |
|---|---|
| Opens after | Drive-Thru, when Sweet phones to tell CJ about the gyms |
| Needed for 100% | Learn all three fighting styles |
| Rewards | Boxing, kung fu and kickboxing moves, plus higher muscle and stamina |
The gyms are the places where CJ can build muscle and stamina and learn new ways to fight. Each of the three big gyms has a trainer who teaches one style, and learning all three is a 100% requirement. The gyms are open every hour of every day, and you can find them on the map by their red dumbbell icons.
The three gyms
| Gym | Area | Style |
|---|---|---|
| Ganton Gym | Ganton, Los Santos | Boxing |
| Cobra Martial Arts Gym | Garcia, San Fierro | Kung fu |
| Below the Belt Gym | Redsands East, Las Venturas | Kickboxing |
There are two more places to train that are not on the map: an open air gym on Verona Beach in Los Santos, and a private gym inside Madd Dogg‘s mansion in Mulholland, which opens after A Home in the Hills.
Muscle and stamina
Every gym has four machines. The treadmill and the stationary bike build stamina and burn fat, and each has ten speed levels, where a faster level changes your stats faster but needs more stamina. The bench press and the dumbbells build muscle and burn fat. Pick a weight, then fill the power gauge with each rep. If you let the gauge on the treadmill empty, CJ falls off.
There is a daily cap. If CJ gains 20% in stamina or muscle, or loses 40% fat, in one day, you must wait until the next day before working out again. A good way to pass time is to go to a safehouse and sleep. Stamina and muscle matter on every part of the map: stamina for swimming, running and cycling, muscle for fights. See stats for the numbers.
Boxing at Ganton Gym
You need 35% muscle before any trainer will take you on. In the gym, walk into the marker by the ring and say yes when asked if you want to learn new moves. The lesson is a short tutorial: the trainer tells you which button to press, and CJ must beat him to learn. Boxing teaches a new running attack, ground attack and combo. Do the lesson in Los Santos first, since the gym is near Grove Street.
Kung fu at Cobra Martial Arts Gym
Learn kung fu in San Fierro once you have 35% muscle. The lesson takes place on a small mat, and stepping off it ends the match. Quitting a match, in any gym, costs you all the weapons CJ is carrying for good, so stay on the mat and finish the fight.
Kickboxing at Below the Belt Gym
The last style is in Las Venturas. The training is the same: bring 35% muscle, walk into the marker, accept and beat the trainer. Kickboxing gives you your third set of moves, completing the set needed for 100%. After learning a new style the old one is replaced, so decide which you want to use. See the 100% checklist for the rest.
