Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is the first game in the series to add RPG elements like physique. Players get the ability to work out after getting a call from Sweet.

To quote Sweet: “If you don’t respect your body, nobody is gonna respect you!”

Gyms are unlocked by receiving a phone call from Sweet after completing Drive-Thru, which introduces the player to gyms. Gyms are open 24/7. A player who loses 40% fat or gains 20% stamina or muscle in a single day must wait 12 hours before exercising again.

In San Andreas, there are multiple gyms, each located in the state’s three cities and easily identifiable by the dumbbell icons on the map. The player will see their first one in Ganton Gym, Ganton, Los Santos, close by Grove Street.

Gyms all have four pieces of equipment:

If you don’t keep CJ well fed, he will lose muscle and fat. Losing Muscle will make you weaker in combat, something you do not want to happen. Eating too much junk food and not working out will also cause CJ to lose muscle.

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