strength or size? a dumb question by a dumb guy

[stunner5000pt]

so altely ive been caught between getting big or getting stronger

on one hand i do want to get big... im eating a lot of clean foods - tuna, whole ehat bread, oats, egg whites ,blah blah
but i also wanna get strong

my bench/squat/deadlift are too small... in my opinion.. i want to increase them
the question is
would a powerlifting routine be suitable for me? Something like German block training?

Currently this is my rotuine

monday - chest
flat bench
incline bench
french curls/reverse grip bench press superset

tuesday
deadlift
wide grip chins
bent over barbell rows
eagle pulldown
bicep curls
abs

thursday
squat
lunges or sldl
seated calf raises
hamstring curls
leg press

friday
military press
weighted dips
lateral raises
close grip bench press
somtimes a tricep isolation exercise

initially i started outdoing this routine to put on some size using a 3 set x 8 rep scheme, i did do a 5x5 a few months back but i was not unhappy with the resuilts it gave for my squat

anyway... can anyone advise me on what to do?

[boondockSAINT]

I would do a powerlifting routine for strength. Size is very much dependent on diet. A lot of people follow a powerlifting routine and are either big and bulky or big and cut (check out Dr. Shred's pics). You will get bigger from lifting heavier weight.

[IBdmfkr]

First figure out if you want to Bodybuild or Powerlift. Obviously PL'ing is not as strict diet-wise yet many BB'ers lift like Powerlifters on the off-season.

[Steve80]

To get bigerr you have to get stronger (and vice versa to a certain extent). Give PL a try, you will get bigger, if you dont like it switch back.