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<p>I've never had a stamina or ache problem with rowing a row-boat or paddling a canoe, although my limits have declined with age.  However, my arms and shoulders tired very quickly the few times I tried kayaking recently.</p>

<p><strong>Either my technique was wrong, or my kayaking muscles were rudely wakened from a life-long sleep and protested, or both.</strong> </p>

<p>I read the answers to the question suggested as <a href="https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/20112/training-for-kayaking-out-of-season">a duplicate to this Q</a> and do not find the answers "solved my problem", although the answer of @Chris H coupled with the rope exercise suggested by @Blade Wraith gave me some ideas to follow if my muscles are at fault.  (Note -- rowing machine will not help; I have no problems with the rowing motion.)</p>

<p><strong>However, I wonder if my technique is at least partly at fault.  Perhaps I elevate my arms too much.  The problem is really with unremitting work with my arms elevated much of the time.</strong>  (I have no problems paddling a canoe.) <strong>Advice ?</strong> </p>