1929, originally "an underworld enforcer;" sense of "strong man" is attested by 1952; from muscle (n.) + man (n.).
Muscat
muscatel
muscle
muscle-bound
muscled
muscle-man
muscly
Muscovy
muscular
muscularity
musculature
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