fibrous, sinewy, stringy, unchewable -- ((of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew)
tendinous, sinewy -- (consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon)
brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewy -- ((of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms")