Both Pandora and I have done it.

I think that she did it 3x a week A/B/A, B/A/B? I'm sure she'll correct me if that's wrong!

I did it 4x a week A/B/A/B, but almost totally changed it from the original. So my experience might not be too helpful for you. I'll answer any questions if I can for you though. If you check out the AP#2 sticky, I posted my take on it. I think I ran it for 5-6 months, in the end, but I'd have to check my exercise diary to be sure...

It's a good routine though.

If I let you know why I modified it the way I did, then perhaps it can help you make your own choices.

Well, I stripped out all the machine stuff because I don't have machines. Things like leg extensions and curls can be adequately (more than adequately) replaced with Bulgarians, Front Squats and RDL's (which also happen to be two of my favourite lifts)

I wanted to deadlift, and the front squat makes an ideal lift for a deadlift day. I also wanted to power clean and they are a great lift to do before deads to get your cns firing and warm up the body.

I also wanted to do lifts that have athletic carry-over so front squats, power cleans, single leg work (the bulgarians), explosive upper body lifts like the push press and pendlay rows (another two of my favourite lifts).

Since these are all fairly taxing compound lifts, I figured 4 a day would be enough (it was). In order to fit everything in I went for a same-but-different approach to the two upper and lower days:

Both upper days had a vertical pull (chin up variant), horizontal pull (row variant), vertical push (military press/push press) and horizontal push (bench, weighted dips). Both lower days had a squat variant, a deadlift variant and calf work. The only thing slightly different was power cleans on one day and bulgarian split squats on the other - not exactly analogues of each other (but both with great carryover in their own way for an athlete).

Admittedly, it comes out not looking much like the original, but the soviet dual factor progression is still there and the spirit of the original is alive in the bench and squat days. And the push press and deadlift days are inspired by these, too.

Hopefully that'll give you some ideas. Remember the original has specific lifts for specific reasons, so be mindful of what you are swapping for what and how it will affect the balance of the routine.

Also, it's a truck-load of volume and if your calorie intake isn't up to the job, it'll bury you. I cut extremely slowly on it and it tolerates a long cut well if you are within sight of maintenance calories. Stray too far into deficit and you might start to regret it!