He had pointed out to me in Superman how merely his strength would not have been enough to stop the copter coming at him and Lois.  I was later able to show him how you explained Superman's powers and that is how Superman did it.  Not that Richard Donner thought it as far as you did.

And so my father told me while we watched the adventures of Steve Austin that his whole frame would have to be reinforced beyond just the arm and legs.   The first time Steve lifted up something that was heavier than him, my Pop would go into explanation mode.  It was his OCD.

You should have heard him explaining Star Trek.