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"incorrect use of a bike" would cover what Hippy calls the "too much/too soon" syndrome- as in: yep you could do standing starts in a 100 inch gear, but best if you spend 3 month creeping up on it from a 50 inch gear.
Or the dreaded nothing/too much/nothing/too much "training" regime.