Why doe muscle size does not necessarily correlate with muscle strength?

Question

As the title says. Why does hypertrophy (growing muscle tissue in size) does not correlate with the strength of the individuals training for strength (as in heavy weight lifting, without growing muscle tissue)?

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Answer 1

Just to correct the terminology here – muscle size *does* correlate with strength, in that all else being equal larger muscle size equals more strength. What you really are asking is what things other than muscle size affect strength.