muscle-bound

British  

adjective

1. having overdeveloped and inelastic muscles

2. lacking flexibility

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Example Sentences

Musk reposted an artist’s depiction in which he, muscle-bound and stripped to the waist, resembles the Hulk carrying an American flag.

From Los Angeles Times

Now, MIT engineers have developed a spring-like device that could be used as a basic skeleton-like module for almost any muscle-bound bot.

From Science Daily

The year is 1989, the cultural moment when “American Gladiators” brought muscle-bound women with names like Zap and Lace into people’s homes.

From Los Angeles Times

Never mind the armies of stunt men and effects specialists making us believe a muscle-bound lead hits with the power of an 18-wheeler, or the controlled explosions that look real but are mostly digitally rendered.

From Salon

New College, in other words, has transitioned from a top liberal arts institution into a school that places muscle-bound underachievers on a pedestal.

From Los Angeles Times