"Bulging muscles" refers to muscles that are noticeably large and swollen. This phrase is often used to describe someone who has developed strong and well-defined muscles due to exercise or physical training. Full definition
Building muscle is a term that can be easily misconstrued because automatically the vision of a hulk - size man with bulging muscles and popping veins comes up. (activekinetix.com)
was a musical art performance piece featuring a band of superman clad musicians with fake bulging muscles in blackface (and redface). (hamptonsarthub.com)
• If you wan na a back sprouting wings that in a Tank or T - shirt emphasize a massive «V» and a thick carved back made up of mountains and valleys of bulging muscle density, don't forget chins. (anabolicsmall.com)