A lot of people think you have to get strong to get big. When people see me train, it is easy to think I believe that as well as my poundages are on the heavy side.
However, I don't believe in strength training for muscle gains. Nor have I ever gotten size results from it. If I did strength train, I would certainly be a lot stronger than I currently am, but I would also think my physique would be lesser too.
As I said before, I never strive to get more reps, but rather BETTER reps. I am not in there to work with weights, I am in there to make those weights work for me. Some bodyparts such as my chest and biceps only respond to low reps. 5-6 per set. So I have to use a weight that is heavy enough to get what I want out of those 5-6 reps when my muscles fire. For instance, I am at 120lb dumbells on the shoulder press. I need reps in the range of 7-10 for this bodypart. Now, I could easily use more weight or rather, take the 120's and fire them up about 12-13 times. However, I would compromise form then. And when I do that, I suffer the loss of benefits.
On one hand look at powerlifters who primarily train for strength... they do not have the muscle development or seperation that bodybuilders have. Though there are a few exceptions. then look at bodybuilders who train for size and thickness., they are not necessarily the strongest in the gym, though there are excepts to this as well. (Like Ronnie and Mike Franc.)
Overall, I would rather look like I could bench 500 than actually be able to do it.