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This study determined the validity and reliability of FP and LPT for measuring CMD and CMV. Twenty-eight male recreational athletes performed the CMJ test, and the variables were synchronously acquired by Motion Capture (MC), FP, and LPT. The test was divided into two sessions, with participants completing three maximal effort CMJs per session, and the second session occurred more than 48 h after the first. The reliability was evaluated using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), and the validity was evaluated with linear Pearson\u2019s correlation coefficient (r), one-way ANOVA with repeated measures, and Bland\u2013Altman plots. The reliability results for FP and LPT indicated good to excellent (ICC = 0.809\u20130.900). Compared with MC, the FP showed a high to very high correlation (r = 0.894\u20130.937), and the LPT showed a high correlation (r = 0.721\u20130.726). When precise quantification of CMD\/CMV is required, FP should be preferred. 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