It seems that Zach Snyder’s 300, besides being a box office monster and an “insult” to 70 million Iranians, is creating a lot of buzz due to the physiques of the 95% naked male stars.

For those of you hoping to obtain that Spartan body, check out the video above for an intro to the physical torture that the actors went through in preparation for the film.

It’s crazy stuff. Looks like they’re doing lots of work with russian kettlebells, which is awesome. One of these days I’m going to try this exercise program. I don’t think I’d be able to do a 30 rep workout, let alone the 300 rep gauntlet that the actors performed.

For more info head over to Gym Jones and read what 300 head trainer Mark Twight has to say about the 300 training program.