I’m probably going to rent a kayak down in South Texas in a couple of weeks and wondered what after effects I’m going to have if I paddle a lot. Any special warm-ups I can do till then to better prepare myself?
“Reasonable risk is implied in lion hunting”
Peter Hathaway Capstick
It depends on what you call a lot and what kind of condition you’re in today.
The first time I took my yak out in January I paddled a couple of miles at Bushy Park. My shoulders ,mainly the trapezius, were killing me the next day.
This was closely followed by a bad case of yakass. Sitting in a yak for 5 or 6 hours takes some getting used to.
I took my yak to the Outer Banks in August and went out every day for a week. No real pain, but by the end of the week I was just beat. The last day there I probably didn’t paddle more than a mile becasue I was just worn out.
I’ve been going out 1 or at the most 2 times per week all spring and summer and can paddle 6 or 8 miles before I wake up sore the next day.
Do shoulder shrugs with light weights every chance you get. That’ll condition the traps some ahead of time.
Spend the rest of the time sitting on a hard plastic chair.
So much water, So little time
I’m thinking that the kayak will just get me from place to place. The Laguna Madre is shallow and I think I will do a lot of wading the flats.
Will a hard office chair do? I think all the padding is turned into concrete.
“Reasonable risk is implied in lion hunting”
Peter Hathaway Capstick
Roger, just train like you’re going to run a triathalon and I’m sure you’ll be fine.
Originally posted by livinandfishin
Trust me, while your pinned down taking enemy fire and you call in for air support and you hear a jets afterburner crackin the air overhead would be the most liberating sound you could ever ask for. I haven’t experienced that first hand in actual combat, but I have trained in a similar scenario where it still makes the hair stand up on your body.