The line between “compound movement” and “isolation movement” can be a little blurry. Furthermore, for some exercises that are technically compound movements, the isolation movement progression rules can be better suited as they will allow you to progress between the jumps in weight. The dumbbell overhead press is one such exercise that immediately comes to mind. You may be able to progress using the compound movement progression rules for only a short while before the jump to the next set of dumbbells (which is usually in 5 lb increments) becomes too great. At this point, you want to move to using the isolation progression rules. In terms of progression speed: Linear progression > linear periodization > double progression > advanced periodization techniques. For all exercises, choose the one furthest to the left of the continuum that you can actually progress with. This is the way you’ll progress fastest. When you can’t do the one, you move onto the next.