In case you wondered how ONG BAK‘s Tony Jaa stays in great physical shape, we now have the answer. It’s not from lifting weights or any of those tricks puny white people try. His exercise technique consists of meditation, kickboxing moves and jumping on the backs of his pet elephants. No joke! The truth is revealed in the April 2005 GQ Magazine.

"Right now I have two elephants at home, and I practice jumping from one elephant to the other to hone my balance. I can kick a pad that’s eleven feet in the air, but the power isn’t all in my legs. The art of muay Thai is as much a mental as a physical discipline. If I meditate and convince myself that I can do something, I usually can."