musclebound
Overly bulked up
Musclebound describes someone whose muscles are so overdeveloped that they've become stiff and clumsy rather than strong and agile.
The term carries a mocking edge—implying that excessive bodybuilding has backfired: He was so musclebound he could barely scratch his own back.
Figuratively, it can describe anything grown rigid through overdevelopment.
Physically powerful, well-muscled
- burlyHeavily muscled and broad
- beefyHeavily muscled, stocky
- hulkingMassive and unwieldy
- strappingMuscular and hale
stocky · thickset · heavyset · broad-shouldered · powerful · massive · robust · sturdy
Extremely muscular, informally
- gainsIncreases in value
- hypertrophyTissue enlargement via cells
- pumpFluid-moving machine
- liftingRaising something heavy
iron · dumbbells · barbell · squat · deadlift · benchpress · powerlifting · protein
Unable to bend
- rigidUnable to bend
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
- immobileUnable to shift
- restrictedLimited in scope
limited · cramped · wooden · unyielding · tense · contracted · inelastic · slow-moving
brawny
Physically powerful, well-muscled
strapping · stocky · thickset · heavyset · broad-shouldered · powerful · massive · robust · sturdy · solid
swole
Extremely muscular, informally
- gainsIncreases in value
- hypertrophyTissue enlargement via cells
- pumpFluid-moving machine
lifting · iron · dumbbells · barbell · squat · deadlift · benchpress · powerlifting · protein · creatine
inflexible
Unable to bend
restricted · limited · cramped · wooden · unyielding · tense · contracted · inelastic · slow-moving · lumbering
overbuilt
Constructed beyond necessity
- disproportionateNot properly scaled
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
- unnaturalContrary to normal order
excessive · pumped-up · inflated · swollen · overgrown · top-heavy · bulging · oversize · grotesque · cartoonish
meathead
Dim-witted person
bouncer · thug · enforcer · grunt · beefcake · strongman · wrestler · gladiator · brute
muscleboundlimber
Bending without resistance
flexible · supple · lithe · loose-limbed · agile
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