Dr. Andrew Jung

Background

Dr. Andrew Jung is a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) and a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) based in Orange County, California. He founded Augment Performance in 2022 as a concierge personal training and sports performance practice, with cash-pay physical therapy launching soon - all delivered one-on-one.

Andrew earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy from the University of Southern California's Hybrid Pathway program, where he was elected Class President of the Cohort of 2026, delivered his cohort's commencement address, and graduated with honors.

Andrew's relationship with movement spans nearly his entire life. He trained in taekwondo and played basketball in middle school, wrestled briefly in high school, competed on an urban dance team his freshman year at USC, and rose to team captain of USC Powerlifting his senior year - becoming a drug-tested California state record holder in the squat, bench, and total along the way. In PT school he added competitive Olympic weightlifting and go-kart racing to the mix. He has worked as a personal trainer and mentor to novice trainers at USC's Recreational Sports Division from 2021 to 2026, with a roster spanning Division I basketball and football athletes, a world-record deadlifter, national-level weightlifters, a Level 9 gymnast, BJJ grapplers, collegiate soccer players, junior tennis players, Hyrox competitors, marathon and Ironman athletes, performing artists, and geriatric adults rebuilding strength from injury or illness. That breadth of experience, paired with a background stretching from combat sports to motorsports, shapes how he coaches: precise, individualized, and grounded in how the body actually moves under load.

Philosophy

Every journey has a story, and mine has been shaped by a relentless drive to push boundaries - not just to see how far I've run or how much I've lifted, but to prepare myself and the people I work with for the moments that truly matter. The core of it is deliberate practice: training not just to measure effort, but to ensure that when life demands a little extra, you have a little extra to give.

That applies equally in the clinic and the gym. Most patients get discharged at "cleared for return to activity" - and most coaching clients get programmed without anyone ever asking what they were cleared from. Andrew experiences the perspectives as coach, clinician, and athlete. Progress in his practice is more than numbers on a chart - it's the confidence, resilience, and readiness to meet challenges head-on, whatever they look like.

"Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity." - Pema Chödrön

Education

Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
University of Southern California - Division of Biokinesiology & Physical Therapy
Hybrid Pathway · Cohort of 2026 · Class President · Class Historian · Commencement Speaker
Outstanding Leadership Award
Order of the Golden Cane for Excellence

Bachelor of Science, Human Biology
University of Southern California - Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Applied Physiology Track

Certifications

Outside the Clinic

When he's not working with clients, Andrew channels the same relentless curiosity into a set of pursuits that don't exactly overlap: skydiving, canyon roads and kart racing, competitive weightlifting, and the performing arts. He's a former member of USC's Freshmen Dance Off team and continues to sing and write music. He takes his steaks seriously - dry-aging them at home and finishing on live charcoal. And any dog or cat that crosses his path is getting pets, no exceptions.

That range matters. Understanding what your clients do outside the gym - the way a go-kart corner loads the spine differently than a deadlift, or how stage performance demands different proprioception than a sport court - informs the coaching. It's all movement.