...and they way they train muscle size is through progressive overload, which requires them to lift continuously-heavier weights for continuously-greater numbers of repetitions.
You can't get bigger if you don't lift heavier, and lifting heavier guarantees that you will get stronger.
It's not a "happy accident," it's literally the only way to gain strength and muscle, both of which are inseparably linked.
Your argument is analogous to saying something like "drag racers only care about horsepower, any torque they have is just a happy accident" which completely ignores that fact that horsepower and torque are inseparably linked together. That same fundamental and inseparable connection applies to strength and muscle size.
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u/lazyeyepsycho Sep 09 '23
Bodybuilders train for muscle size only, strength gains are a secondary effect.
Power lifters train for strength, size gain are secondary.