Acronym for Inflated
Lat Syndrome. ILS is a primal threat/mating display observed in the human male. The ILS display involves the male human
holding out it’s arms away from it’s body at approximately a 20-40 degree angle and then walking with a slow deliberate
gait inorder to look more imposing to other humans. The posture is used primarily as a form of non-verbal communication such as a mating display to attract or impress females or as a defense or dominance posture to appear larger to a threat or to intimidate rival males.
ILS displays can be observed :
In the gym after an insecure male works out for 3-5 minutes.
On the beach when a single male approaches a group of females.
When a male enters a bar or dance club.
When a male is too scared to throw the first punch in a fight.
On the outside of
mosh pits by
the bouncer who’s had enough of sweaty punks bumping in to him.