the captain thought it a tad odd to see the FE PUSH the throttles UP on the 707 when he called for climb thrust to be set ..
Ironically, although it's counterintuitive for pilots, a powerplant engineer will tell you that's not a bad way to operate the machine: A minute or so at the reduced TO setting serves to warm up the hardware for (rated) climb thrust, and is less abusive to the hot section.