muscle-bound
Bulky and inflexible
Muscle-bound describes someone whose muscles are so overdeveloped that they've become stiff and inflexible, limiting range of motion.
The term often carries a hint of criticism—impressive bulk that sacrifices functionality: He's so muscle-bound he can barely scratch his own back.
Extended to mean rigid or constrained: a muscle-bound bureaucracy.
Tissue enlargement via cells
lifting · iron · dumbbells · barbell · powerlifting · deadlift · squat · benchpress
Large and awkward to handle
- brawnyPhysically powerful, well-muscled
- burlyHeavily muscled and broad
- hulkingMassive and unwieldy
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
swole · jacked · ripped · buff · beefy · strapping · thickset · heavyset
Dim-witted person
- jockSports-obsessed person
- bruteCruel, violent person
- lunkFoolish, clumsy person
- beefcakeMuscular male eye candy
macho · dumbbell · musclehead · narcissist · vain · preening · show-off
Unable to bend
- stiffNot easily bent
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
- immobileUnable to shift
- restrictedLimited in scope
limited · unyielding · taut · constricted · hampered · lumbering · ungainly · slow
hypertrophy
Tissue enlargement via cells
pump · lifting · iron · dumbbells · barbell · powerlifting · deadlift · squat · benchpress · spotter
bulky
Large and awkward to handle
massive · swole · jacked · ripped · buff · beefy · strapping · thickset · heavyset · built
meathead
Dim-witted person
beefcake · macho · dumbbell · musclehead · narcissist · vain · preening · show-off
inflexible
Unable to bend
restricted · limited · unyielding · taut · constricted · hampered · lumbering · ungainly · slow · clumsy
imposing
Impressively grand in scale
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- formidableInspiring fear or respect
- fearsomeCausing intense alarm
powerful · dominant · towering · threatening · hulk · strongman · enforcer · bouncer · bruiser · tough