Yes, Well think of it this way. Say a 150 pound man in a matter of three years grows to be 300 pounds. But never did any type of resistance training. He would likely be able to walk and function (although not as well) as a 300 pound man. The body has to adapt to this new weight hence why the 150 pound man can now walk,sit,stand,squat and so on as a 300 pound man.
Another way to think of it. Say i strap on 100pound shirt to your body. Its unlikely you would be able to get up out of bed or do anything els for that matter. Now say you add a 100pounds worth of fat over a time line of 2 years. You would be able to sit,stand, get out of bed because the body had the need and time to grow to match this increased weight load. I hope i explained that in a way you can understand.
Its not an over night process. And no, adding 40 pounds of fat in four months will NOT help you build more muscle mass(hypertrophy) though yes you would become naturally stronger to some degree because its the body adapting to this new weight.
I would NOT suggest becoming "fat" just to gain some extra "strength". As the health problems that will come from it are not worth ti. And when you cut, no matter how hard you work at resistance training. You will loose a some of that strength because the body sees no use for it.
It really is the same concept behind weight lifting. You simply forcing the body to adapt to a higher weight load.
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