Chris Hemsworth is pushing the boundaries of what his physique can do in his new six-episode Disney+ unique sequence from Nationwide Geographic, and PEOPLE has an unique First Look!
In Limitless with Chris Hemsworth, the 39-year-old Thor actor meets with world-class consultants to study revolutionary new analysis and long-held traditions that may assist folks stay more healthy, smarter and longer lives.
Hemsworth undergoes a sequence of extraordinary challenges designed by consultants in an effort to grasp the boundaries of the human physique — trials like “drownproofing,” a Special Forces resilience coaching approach through which one’s fingers and ft are certain whereas they’re tasked with finishing a sequence of underwater duties like doing flips, swimming laps and floating.
“The intention is to kick off the underside 20 instances, giving me only a cut up second to offer me sufficient air,” Hemsworth explains in an unique clip from the episode, which premieres Nov. 16.
“There’s all types of silly stuff going by way of my head,” he says within the clip. “Now I am beginning to suppose, what if I truly drown?”
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If it sounds terrifying, that is as a result of it’s. In truth, its total objective is to extend Hemsworth’s stress-levels so he can apply optimistic self-talk, a psychological approach to assist him reframe his mindset.
That is simpler stated than achieved, even for Hemsworth. “I feel I discover myself being pressured in conditions I have never been capable of put together for,” Hemsworth says within the clip.
“In fact I do know I’ve bought sufficient oxygen, I do know these guys aren’t going to let me drown, however I can really feel my heartbeat racing … the stress rising … I can really feel my lungs beginning to burn …” he provides. “It is brutal, and it is getting more durable and more durable. I can not even get my head up sufficient to catch a breath. That is when the panic begins.”
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Hemsworth winds up failing his first try on the take a look at, although viewers must watch the complete episode to see if he improves. Social psychologist Dr. Modupe Akinola guides Hemsworth in his Stress-Proof trial.
“Modupe has a means of smiling at you and making you’re feeling like she’s being good whereas she’s asking you to do one thing excruciatingly horrible!” says Hemsworth.
As a stress and resilience skilled from Columbia Enterprise College, Modupe “has researched extensively why some folks thrive below stress while others buckle below it,” the discharge reads. “Her analysis exhibits that altering our understanding of stress, recognizing our energy to grasp it, and even harnessing its performance-enhancing advantages fairly than attempting to dodge it, means we will scale back the chance of the stress-induced diseases that have an effect on so many people, particularly as we age.”
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Limitless with Chris Hemsworth is created by Darren Aronofsky and produced by Protozoa and Jane Root’s Nutopia.
Along with the bodily challenges, the sequence guarantees to indicate Hemsworth’s emotional facet, which “reveals a deeper, weak, and sincere facet when confronted with a few of life’s most troublesome realities.”
All episodes of Limitless with Chris Hemsworth hit Disney+ on Nov. 16.
