I think you hit on it Clifton. If I jump right into something that's got loads of barre chords, I won't last 5 minutes. I start out on something that gets my fingers moving, with an occasional barre thrown in, then work up to the "moveable biological capo" stuff. Still can't hang for too long, though...carpel tunnel, arthritis, cramps, something...kicks in after about an hour....I switch to G,C,D stuff for a while, then go back.
Truth be told, I should do some kind of stretching first...but I always just jump in and start playing.
Regards, Neil
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