Funny, I always think of it the other way around. Bodybuilding has always been easier as in 'less complicated' for me. Strength was always a by-product of gaining muscle. I was never a pump artist in the sense of light weight/high rep training. 10 reps was my magic number for hypertrophy so I gradually gained both strength and muscle together. Supersets of opposing muscle groups was my favored strategy and it never seemed complicated.
At the time I often had the feeling of being a poser in a gorilla suit. I knew instinctively there were some serious holes in my strength.
After starting Tang Soo Do training I learned why, my instructor punched right through my blocks rendering my big muscles useless.
Applied tension is where it's at for me. I learned it through 30 years of training focusing on micro-bursts of tension on technique. Now I have more strength and punching power than I did 20 years ago and it's only getting better as my strength skill improves.
To me the skill of strength is much deeper and more complicated than bodybuilding ever was, and alot more fun. I used to feel strong with a full arm pump.. Now I feel like a sitting duck.
No disrespect meant to bodybuilders.. It's just not my thing.