Originally Posted by
PeteHski
I think what low cadence, high torque training does is improve your muscle coordination in that specific application. It's not really strength training as I believe the muscle loads are still far too low for outright strength adaptation. But the better coordination of the various muscle groups involved may improve your endurance on long grinding climbs.
I don't know for sure if it makes me stronger, but when I intentionally push a big gear up hills, my muscles are sore the next day.