That's why Zod spat out that line saying, "I was born to be a warrior, Kal. Trained my whole life to hone my senses. Where did you train? On a farm?!!"
He pretty much was emphasizing his advantage, and during the battle Zod was on offense mostly, knocking Kal around like he was.
I liked that too. It was always weird to me in the comics that Kal's abilities had to develop over time, from the moment of his arrival to becoming adult. But then other Kryptonians would arrive, and after shorter exposure to the yellow sun, would have his abilities and already be on his level.
It wasn't that easy in Man of Steel. Kryptonians really had to adapt to the Earth's environment to get full access. Most of them couldn't handle it, so the shielding was used and they only had access to a few abilities. Zod, because of his determination and genetic programming, adapted to the environment completely and had everything. Though really, Zod was still in the process of adapting in the end.