Why get Stronger as a beginner vs focus on hypertrophy?
Okay, so I've been doing Starting Strength for the past 4 months, and really like it. I have good progress, except last month when I was ego lifting. however I stopped all that BS and focused on form. I was reading some old thread on here and some guy was claiming that focusing on strength is pointless to get bigger because in the end, the strength gains won't "break a barrier that is 0.5-1lbs of muscle/week".
I have heard something about this before so I am curious, what is the benefit of getting stronger first to get bigger?
I don't have mass building as a goal, I want to get as strong as possible for sports and daily life, but I may do a mass routine after SS for a little bit, and am curious about this.