Maybe it can be possible to adapt it:
> Using the right number of reps. Choosing a number we can sustain for 30 / 40 minutes
> Using the proper variation (neither too easy, neither too difficult)
Yes, possibly... but in the same way that one won't really get the benefits of A+A snatches until they've worked up to a competent heavy snatch, there is probably a minimum progression/variation for results.
As for the number of reps, the work set needs to be about the right time. Alactic capacity is something like 12 seconds, so it's whatever you can do in that short fast work interval. Then recover with active rest between.
As you described sounds about right, but I would say: "2-3 reps of pistols right side, then a break, then 2-3 reps of pistols left side, then a break, then 2-3 OAP right side, then a break, then 2-3 OAP left side, then a break", with each break being about a minute. Then repeat the cycle 4 - 9 more times" for a total of 20 - 40 alactic repeats.
Personally I could see working up to the pistols without too much difficulty, but the OAPs I would definitely need assistance or do elevated. Also the pistol seems to be fine when done explosively or as a grind, but the OAP always seems to be a grind if done strictly and without assistance. I'm not sure if doing a OAP with assistance or elevated, and doing faster or more explosively, is a good way to train it. Well... maybe I will try it for SFB training when the time comes!
Sanity check,
@aciampa - care to weigh in on the A+A alternatives discussion?