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Strength = mass, especially when you're starting out. If you are getting stronger, then you are getting bigger. SS will be a good program for you. Ask again in a few years and you might get a different answer.

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Absolutely

Ok man I totally believe you, you have way more experience than me and are bigger, but, I'm a little hesitant because before I was squatting, deadlifting, rowing, benching 5x5, and eating OK... and I wasn't getting ANY gains on my arms or muscle-wise. (the post about working out for a year no gains etc)

so either something was wrong seriously with my diet? I was overtraining? or maybe I wasn't working hard enough? can I do a 4x12 or 5x8 instead of 5x5?

.. I have reason to believe my body responds better to more reps, maybe I'm crazy, but, when I was putting the weight down after 5 reps I felt like "wow I want to push myself a little more"

Haha if you were thinking that, then you probably weren't going heavy enough. DFT 5X5 KICKED MY ASS every day that I stepped into the gym. After each set, I was thinking "That was almost my 5RM. How am I going to finish this workout? It is going to fucking suckkkkk! "

Yeah, go for some higher rep stuff. It won't hurt. I think that learning to push yourself HARD while maintaining good form is what will start giving you gains though. The fact that you felt like you weren't doing enough in your routine (unless it's the very beginning of a mesocycle...I think mesocycle is the right word?) means that you probably weren't putting enough effort into it. 5X5 routines are supposed to be really, really hard IMO.