A strong core helps you have better posture and avoid injury during workouts. Trying to gain a muscular midsection by spending too much time on spot training can take you further from your goals. Instead, you should dial in your nutrition, keep your workouts consistent, and include a good mix of cardio and strength training for best results in the shortest time. To make the muscles of your core more visible, you have to focus on your overall body composition, the ratio of body fat or lean muscle mass. That means good nutrition is key. To reduce body fat, you must be in a calorie deficit, which means you burn more calories that you consume, on average. How you do this can vary, and some diet strategies for fat loss are easier and more sustainable than others. Without a plan, though, no amount of exercise will make your abs pop. If you're eating wrong, it doesn't matter how many sit-ups you do. You're not going to get the look that you want. When most people think of an ab wo...