That's a horrible study because it never gives the number of subjects. For a scientific test to be valid, they need to give the number of test subjects because you need to be able to do statistical analysis to see if there is any significant statistical deviation. However, it does show one good thing, drinking a gallon of water is not what the dilution sticky is about. Primo, I don't know what you are out to prove but I have found inconsitancies in your story and you aren't following the dilution sticky so why are you out to give bad advice to people. The dilution sticky doesn't recommend water, it doesn't recommend a gallon of fluid, and the study from 13 years ago is trying to get people to switch from ranges to ratios. The study also suggests that dilution is effective but detectable. So what is it you are out to try to tell people?

Quote Originally Posted by primoD
I took my test before the dilution sticky but just to let you know i stopped drinking water about 2 hours before my test. I think drinking 1 hour before will cause a diluted fail result! i'd say stop drinking water about 2 hours before and take baby sips in between until the time of your test!
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Quote Originally Posted by primoD
i also ate a salmon steak instead of red meat which is also another source of creatine. I started cleaning my system at 7:30am up until the test. i drank about half a gallon from 7:30 to 2:30 (test time). starting from 10:30 i drank only about 60-70 ounces of water
Ok here is where your inconsitencies start. You say you drank about a half gallon of water between 7:30 to 2:30, you stopped drinking water 2 hours before the test, but you drank about 60-70 ounces of water after 10:30. 64 ounces is a half gallon. You started drinking at 7:30 but after 10:30 you drank a half gallon? So, if you stopped 2 hours before your test at 2:30, in between 10:30 and 12:30 you drank 60-70 ounces of water which 64 ounces is a half gallon. Do you see what I'm getting at? It doesn't sound like you kept an accurate account of your fluid intake. Also, the dilution sticky doesn't recommend the amount of fluid you are talking about and it recommends sports drinks to help with specific gravity.

Trust me, drug tests have changed in 13 years. Creatinine clearance wasn't a standard validity check for most tests until about 5 years ago. Immunoassay has changed. Cutoff levels have changed. Checks for adulterants have changed. So many things that I don't have time for it right now.