2 shows BEFORE the arnold... that's a big change.
It used to be the Ironman two week out, then the Arnold, then the San Francisco a week later.
The Ironman is not 6 weeks before the Arnold, due to the fact that the expo is bigger than ever out here in Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles Convention Center is booked solid.
As for the Pheonix contests, it should be interesting. I have not been to Pheonix in a while, and will already book the hotel room for the contests.
The most important thing is that the first IFBB PRO BIKINI contest is here in Los Angeles in March!