I'm always trying to find what works best for me as everyone is different. I tend to retain muscle and fat easily so focusing on solely strength training only serves to increase areas of strength for me at the expense of other things. Hell for most of my life I was a typical BB meathead type who had next to no other abilities or endurance and stamina for physical activities. That was cool for the times - but things change as you get older and your body matures. Metabolism is different, interests are different, goals are different, etc. Additionally - hitting the big 40 this year so injury avoidance and prevention is HUGE for me now. WhAt good does it do me going for a massive 1rm at this point?
So I try to focus on overall conditioning that allows me to do the things I want to do, not get injured, "stay in the game" if you will, be capable of hanging w most of the younger guys, etc.