The cord cut through skin and muscle directly to the bone.

Tension stirred through his muscles, but there wasn't a whole lot he could do to stop her should she decide to attack.

Cold steel pierced his back, driving through muscle and bone.

He runs four times a week, pushing through pain that burns his lower back and abdominal muscles.

The thin cable tore through flesh and muscles to the bone.

She worked with quiet efficiency, her knife slicing through skin and muscle.

Still, you must get through skin, fat, and muscle, and do it with one stroke.

Halvar is a strong and big warrior who measures the strength of people through muscles.

That's because walking pumps oxygen through your veins, brain, and muscles.

Successive doses did nothing but shoot pain through her exhausted muscles.