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Originally Posted by Grumpy McTrumpy
I've been told that power starts are awesome sprint training. Basically starting from a near-trackstand in a very large gear and then spinning it up as fast as you can to the highest possible RPM.
From what I've read,

It's not meant to be stand still to highest rpm,
but...

stand still to highest speed in a certain distance/time...
what you want is to increase your strength from slow twitch muscles which are utilized in low rpm efforts.

Correct me if I am wrong..
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