Ed Sheeran<\/a> in Bucharest; in \u201cRisk,\u201d the actor scales a nearly 600-foot climbing wall in the Swiss Alps; and in \u201cPain,\u201d he joins special forces training in South Korea. Hemsworth gets feedback from a returning expert, renowned palliative care physician Dr. B.J. Miller. He also meets new faces like freestyle motocross legend Robbie Maddison; cognitive scientist Maya Shankar; free solo climber and wingsuiter Steph Davis; and neuroscientist Abigail Marsh.<\/p>\nHere, the actor reflects on his quest to make all of us sharper and stronger.<\/p>\n
Are you a real-life superhero now?<\/b><\/p>\n
Chris Hemsworth:<\/strong> Not at all. This was about diving into my fears and insecurities. This season was more of an introspective personal journey. I had more perspective around the subjects and [did] research. It was challenging, but I felt like I had something to offer rather than standing there like an imposter.<\/p>\n\n\n‘Limitless’ with Chris Hemsworth Season 2<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
National Geographic\/Laura Radford<\/p>\n
Which experience would you repeat?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n The drumming in front of 70,000 people with Ed Sheeran. I want the feeling I had once the song kicked in and I was on the beat and in time, and for the next hour or two after, this endorphin kick and lightness. It was a somewhat out-of-body experience. I felt this incredible connection: 70,000 people and you\u2019re all experiencing the same wonderful journey. But to get to that again, I would have to also confront the tremendous amount of fear and the preparation.<\/p>\n
Right, you had never played drums before! One big takeaway from that episode was how learning a new skill helps memory and cognitive function. Have you kept on drumming?<\/b><\/p>\n
I planned on it! We have a drum kit. As soon as I go in, the kids come in and take over. Like most things, once you have children, they dominate the space.<\/span><\/p>\nYour children\u2019s carefree way of playing outdoors inspired the \u201cRisk\u201d episode. Are you still finding that state or \u201cflow\u201d you achieved on that dizzying Alpine climb?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Like everything, it ebbs and flows. The kids are a constant reminder of living in the moment and diving headfirst into new experiences with boundless enthusiasm \u2014 which is difficult as a parent to manage at times. In a fun and adventurous way, it\u2019s addictive. To keep up with them, I embrace the experiences I might\u2019ve sat on the sidelines and watched.<\/p>\n
You didn\u2019t sit on the sidelines in \u201cPain.\u201d Your special forces training included getting electrocuted and pepper-sprayed. Why put yourself through that?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Because I\u2019ve struggled with issues with my back and back pain for years, since I was 15. And if someone was going to offer up a solution, I was onboard, whether or not it would mean I\u2019d have to stimulate some more pain to get there. I\u2019m now being a little gentle with myself and having more compassion for the pain and looking at it as, this is my body trying to protect me and saying, \u201cHey, just go gentle today,\u201d rather than what I had done for years, which was try and stifle that and compress it and remove it and avoid it and deny it.<\/p>\n\n\nChris Hemsworth in ‘Limitless’ Season 2<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
National Geographic\/Laura Radford<\/p>\n
Who was a memorable person you met?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n MMA fighter Stun Gun [Kim Dong-hyun]. He said when he fought in the UFC, there was a difference between the pain when you win or lose. There\u2019s glorious pain \u2014 when he would win, it didn\u2019t matter if he\u2019d broken his nose or arm; he would embrace it. If he lost, the smallest injuries, a scratch, would hurt. I took from that it\u2019s how you choose to label the pain. He won and he lost, but ultimately it was his perspective.<\/p>\n
How will you carry this series into your next acting role?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n All the experiences in life, on a set, in this documentary, add to the toolbox. The more I know about me, the more I can understand about a character. This experience forced me to confront and think about things I would\u2019ve avoided. New adventures add layers when creating a character that help build something authentic and truthful.<\/p>\n
Limitless: Live Better Now,\u00a0<\/b><\/em>Season 2 Premiere, Friday, August 15, on Disney+ and Hulu, and Monday, August 25, on National Geographic<\/b><\/p>\n Read the latest entertainment news on TV Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cI don\u2019t mind going outside my comfort zone, but this was another level,\u201d global superstar Chris Hemsworth, known for playing Thor in Marvel\u2019s Avengers franchise, told TV Guide Magazine about shooting Season 2 of the investigative series Limitless: Live Better Now, in which he braves thrilling, high-stakes situations to test methods for living a longer, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1954076,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[309410,38262,316540],"class_list":["post-1954075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-chris-hemsworth","tag-ed-sheeran","tag-national-geographic"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Chris-Hemsworth-Says-\u2018Limitless-Forced-Him-to-\u2018Confront-Himself.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1954075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954075\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1954076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1954075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1954075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1954075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}