Yeah it's only one study.

But the point is about creatine in the muscles and the hydration status that comes along with it. Let me put it another way:

Creatine in the muscles has a volumising effect. It swells the cells. This is because it has osmotic activity. And it's not necessarily just simple fluid retention. It more likely has to do with metabolic control and anabolic status which may have to do with hydration status. Cell volumizing seems to be a factor in all this...things like protein synthesis. People complain about creatine "retaining water" but what they don't get is that it comes along with it and is part of the point....

It doesn't matter how the creatine gets to the muscle it still has that osmotic effect. Unless you believe that CEE is absorbed intact. The idea that people are getting a free ride with CEE doesn't make sense. So it begs the question...what is CEE doing if it doesn't have this effect?

But I'm not trying to prove or disprove CEE. Like you said their needs to be comparative studies. I'm just making clear the myths surrounding it. If you are going to step on stage it is fairly clear that ANY creatine supplementation may make dehydration much harder no doubt. Which kinda comes down to what Scorcher said in the first place. But the main point is about creatine and "water retention" not being a realistic way of looking at it.

If you increase hydration status that will have positive effects on strength gains and lean mass gains. It is not "storing water" if the PERCENTAGE of TBW is not altered. It is just more hydration.

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If you act sanctimonious I will just list out your logical fallacies until you get pissed off and spew blasphemous remarks.