To be fair, if you read the first superman comics (I think at least the first 50 releases, but probably more), he is an extremely, almost superhuman, athletic dude, but not the god that we see in modern superman.
He couldn't fly, just jump from roof to roof. He was strong enough to lift a car, not the entire planet, he was reeaaally fast when running, not light speed.
LoryMaster t1_jdv28ag wrote
Reply to TIL Early Superman comics taught kids how to achieve super-strength through exercises in lifting armchairs, getting a super-grip, and achieving super-vision by glancing at distant and near objects repeatedly by Ok_Copy5217
To be fair, if you read the first superman comics (I think at least the first 50 releases, but probably more), he is an extremely, almost superhuman, athletic dude, but not the god that we see in modern superman. He couldn't fly, just jump from roof to roof. He was strong enough to lift a car, not the entire planet, he was reeaaally fast when running, not light speed.
So, training advice wasn't that exaggerated.