Actor Henry Cavill was recently spoke to Men's Health magazine about his determination to bulk up for his role as Superman in "Man of Steel" without the help of CGI or special effects. Here's an excerpt from the article:

"I had a big sense of pride," stated Cavill. "I was like, 'No shading. I don't want you to draw abs on me. I don't want you to put dirt in the right places. I just want to do it myself. I want to have the body.'"

He added: "You get the fear every morning, 'Do I look good enough?' And of course you do, but in your own head, you never look good enough."

"I think the best thing I learned was that I can do it. A lot of people think they probably can't, until they actually do. When I saw pictures I would say 'Is that me?'"

The Immortals hunk said the key to building the perfect frame was simply training - every day.

"It's a great feeling to be in shape and strong. I don't mean that in an arrogant way at all. But you go to the gym and train hard every day and you learn how far you can push yourself. That becomes rewarding in itself."

Read the full interview in the December issue of Men's Health - on sale Thursday, November 3rd.

"Man of Steel" is scheduled to fly into theaters on Friday, June 14, 2013.

Alongside Cavill, the film also stars Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Russell Crowe as Jor-El, Ayelet Zurer as Lara Lor-Van, Kevin Costner as Jonathon 'Pa' Kent, Diane Lane as Martha 'Ma' Kent, Michael Shannon as Zod, Antje Traue as Faora, Sam Meloni as Colonel Hardy, Harry Lennix as General Swanwick, and Laurence Fishburne as Perry White.