Operator — Press & Pull (Overhead / Weighted Pull-Up)

Operator upper-body session: overhead press and weighted pull-ups on the same rotating 70/80/90% wave, plus a short loaded-carry or core finisher. Brief by design. ~30 min.

3 exercises~37 min
~37 min

Estimated session

Movements
3
Loads
Coach-filled
Progresses
Every session
01The session

Every movement, in order

Each lift with its working sets and target, in the order you run them. The coach sets the loads from your training and moves them up as the work gets easier.

Operator — Press & Pull (Overhead / Weighted Pull-Up) — every exercise with its working sets, rep or RPE target, and rest.
OrderExerciseTarget
01

Standing Military Press

Load from the week's 70/80/90% TM wave. Strict, no leg drive.

2 warm-up sets first

2 × 3 · rest 3 min

3
02

Weighted Pull Ups

Match the press intensity wave. Sub bodyweight/band-assisted Pullups to hold reps.

1 warm-up set first

2 × 4 · rest 3 min

4
03

Farmers Walk

3 carries for distance/time, grip + trunk finisher. Sub Hanging_Leg_Raise if no implements.

3 × 40s · rest 1:30

40s

The coach sets the loads and moves them up — these are the schemes

02Who · when · how

When to reach for this template

Press and weighted pull-up ride the same 70/80/90% TM wave as the heavy triad: 70% week → crisp triples with reps in reserve; 90% week → clean doubles at RPE 8.5. Press first, strict and no leg drive; then weighted pull-up off the belt — drop to bodyweight or band-assisted Pullups to hold the rep target. Farmer's walk closes for grip/trunk: carry tall, set down if posture breaks; sub Hanging_Leg_Raise if no carry implements. Keep the finisher ≤RPE8 so it never competes with the next conditioning day for recovery.

Tuned to you

Every workout

The coach reads your log, tunes the loads and volume to where you are today, and tells you when to add weight.

03The fit

Programs that use this template

This session is scheduled across a week and progressed over the mesocycle in the programs below.

05FAQ

Common questions

The facts most people check before they drop this session into a week.

01When should I use the Operator — Press & Pull (Overhead / Weighted Pull-Up) template?

Press and weighted pull-up ride the same 70/80/90% TM wave as the heavy triad: 70% week → crisp triples with reps in reserve; 90% week → clean doubles at RPE 8.5. Add it to your week in Squatly and the coach schedules it, sets the loads from your training, and tells you when to move up.

02How many working sets is Operator — Press & Pull (Overhead / Weighted Pull-Up), and how long does it take?

Operator — Press & Pull (Overhead / Weighted Pull-Up) runs 3 movements and about 7 working sets, roughly 37 minutes once warm-ups are in. The full per-exercise scheme — sets, reps or RPE, and rest — is in the session table above.

03What makes the Overhead / Weighted Pull-Up version different?

Operator — Press & Pull (Overhead / Weighted Pull-Up) is the overhead / weighted pull-up cut of this family — same method, but the movement order, set scheme, and emphasis are tuned for it. The session table shows exactly what changes; the coach sets the loads and drives the progression either way.

06The method

Built on the Squatly method

Every set count, rep target, and rest period here comes from how the coach weighs volume, intensity, and fatigue. See where the numbers come from.

Read the method

Volume, intensity, and fatigue — read per lift, every session.

Last updated: June 2026

Tuned to you, every workout

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Add this template to your week. The coach reads your training, sets the loads, and tells you when to push.

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Aleks · Coach

Three clean sessions at 185 × 5, last one at RPE 7. You’ve got more let’s take 190 on Monday.

Proposal — add weight

Last185 × 5RPE 7
Mon190 × 5▲ +5 lb
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