ILS

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.