iron men
Tireless, durable competitors
Iron men are figures of exceptional strength, endurance, or toughness—whether literal statues of iron or metaphorical descriptions of people who seem impervious to fatigue or weakness.
The term often describes athletes who play through injury or workers who labor without rest: Those iron men built the railroads.
In bodybuilding and endurance sports, an Ironman is a grueling triathlon combining swimming, cycling, and running.
- hulkMassive body or shell
- athleticsCompetitive physical activities
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- heavy metalAggressive amplified rock genre
- warriorsPeople engaged in battle
fortitude · valor · marathoners · soldiers · armor · blacksmiths · mountaineers · steelworkers · stamina · hard as nails · sports · gladiators · strength · miners · survivalists · industrial workers · Terminator · firefighters
- athletesathlete, Olympian, champion, swimmers, runner
- cyborgscyborg, T-800, prosthetics, implants, robotic arms
iron menquitters
People who stop persisting
sprinters · burnouts · weaklings · one-hit wonders · glass cannons
iron menweaklings
Physically or mentally feeble people
softies · glass jaws · pushovers · paper tigers · cream puffs
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