muscled up
Packed on strength
Muscled up describes someone who has developed noticeably large muscles, typically through weight training: He really muscled up over the summer.
The phrase can also mean to use physical force or intimidation: The bouncer muscled up to the rowdy patron.
In some contexts, muscling up means summoning strength or resolve: She muscled up and finished the race.
Impressively grand in scale
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- fearsomeCausing intense alarm
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
overbearing · aggressive · forceful · tough · scary · commanding · powerful · deterrent
Extremely muscular, informally
- jackedExtremely muscular, slang
- buffAvid fan; also burnish
- rippedTorn or very muscular
- brawnyPhysically powerful, well-muscled
chiseled · bulging · pumped · toned · cut · shredded · hulking · built
Sport of hoisting barbells
- powerliftingMaximal barbell competition sport
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- gymExercise facility
- workoutStructured physical exercise
lifting · squats · deadlifts · bench press · curls · calisthenics · progressive overload · routine
imposing
Impressively grand in scale
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- fearsomeCausing intense alarm
domineering · overbearing · aggressive · forceful · tough · scary · commanding · powerful · deterrent · looming
swole
Extremely muscular, informally
brawny · chiseled · bulging · pumped · toned · cut · shredded · hulking · built · burly
weightlifting
Sport of hoisting barbells
- powerliftingMaximal barbell competition sport
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- gymExercise facility
workout · lifting · squats · deadlifts · bench press · curls · calisthenics · progressive overload · routine · coach
gains
Increases in value
- bulkMain mass or size
- hypertrophyTissue enlargement via cells
- pumpFluid-moving machine
flex · mass · cutting · protein · reps · sets · dumbbells · barbell · posing · iron
power
Energy transfer rate
vigor · potency · robustness · fortitude · prowess · sinews · tendons · grip · explosive · raw
muscled upslimmed down
Reduced in size
thinned out · wasted away · atrophied · shrunken · withered
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