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ILS
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ils ILs
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Israeli new shekel
mul NIS unofficial
English
Proper noun
en proper noun
en classics en w:Inscriptiones Latinae Selectae.
Noun
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en aviation en instrument landing system.
en integrated logistic support.
en integrated library system.
en derogatory humorous en imaginary lat syndrome//invisible lat syndrome.
en 11 January 1993 Aleck H Alexopoulos Vanadyl Sulphate: An experiment misc.fitness https://web.archive.org/web/20250715074818/https://groups.google.com/g/misc.fitness/c/_lKJ5wx1IVg/m/JrKfxXDveQMJ A week has gone by and i still like a skinny guy wearing a Powerhouse gym sweatshirt suffering from acute ILS (Invisible Lat Syndrome....).
en 2001 Lee F. Monaghan Bodybuilding, Drugs and Risk London; New York, N.Y. w:Routledge 42 https://archive.org/details/bodybuildingdrug0000mona_o3p6/page/42/mode/1up 978-0-415-22682-0 Neophytes, for example, risk being ridiculed by other gym members if they walk this way: ‘Aghh, look at him! He’s got ILS [Imaginary Lat Syndrome]’.
en 2002 Ray Burton That Which Doesn’t Bend, Breaks! Branda Moen Fat to Fit: Your Complete Guide to Losing Weight and Getting Fit Canada buildingbodies “The Basics of Working Out and Your First Routine” section 41 https://books.google.com/books?id=XKfgi7O_YysC&pg=PA41 0-9733878-1-5 Weight lifting is awesome when done properly. However, doing a limited range of movement (chopping your reps short of full extension) over a prolonged period of time can create shortened muscles. This is commonly seen with “ILS” and “MAS”. The “Invisible Lat Syndrome” and “Monkey Arm Syndrome” are where the person walks around like they are carrying a beer keg under each arm.
en 2011 Jayson Krause Stranger 12 52 People: Connecting with Life Through Strangers [Okotoks, Alta.] Driven By Passion Press 58 https://archive.org/details/52peopleconnecti0000jays/page/58/mode/1up 978-0-9878480-1-7 You see, I have always been a short, stocky, muscle bound guy. Hours upon hours in the weight room have contributed to stiff rigid movements, limited flexibility, and extended suffering of the condition of ILS (Invisible Lat Syndrome – walking with my arms out wide to make me look bigger).
en 2017 w:Andrew Ginsburg Pumping Irony: How to Build Muscle, Lose Weight, and Have the Last Laugh w:Skyhorse Publishing 978-1-5107-1612-4 ILS, or Imaginary Lat Syndrome, became popular in the late 1980s when pro wrestling peaked and every guy wanted to be like Hulk Hogan.
en 26 April 2018 Tim Kirkpatrick 5 of the stupidest diseases you can develop at the gym We Are The Mighty https://web.archive.org/web/20180427035754/https://www.wearethemighty.com/diseases-you-develop-at-gym Palo Alto, Calif. Mighty Networks 1. ILS, or Invisible Lat Syndrome / This severe ailment is considered by many to be one of the worst physical deformities of all time. If you've ever seen an average guy walk around the gym looking like he's got invisible braces holding up his arms, then you're probably witnessing a terrible case of "invisible lat syndrome."
en 30 September 2020 Sir Gaygory's Owner's Owner 🐶笛 i have 50 dollars that say that alt.fan.rush-limbaugh https://web.archive.org/web/20250715075103/https://groups.google.com/g/alt.fan.rush-limbaugh/c/HLPgua4SLdA/m/sdzfO9GACQAJ [title i have 50 dollars that say that] checkmate has ILS... https://www.wearethemighty.com/diseases-you-develop-at-gym?rebelltitem=4#rebelltitem4 Referring to the quotation from We Are The Mighty.
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en ALS
en PAPI
en OLS
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